Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to fulfil
Participle: fulfiled; fulfilled
Gerund: fulfiling; fulfilling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | fulfil |
| you | fulfil |
| he;she;it | fulfils |
| we | fulfil |
| you | fulfil |
| they | fulfil |
Perfect
| I | have fulfiled; fulfilled |
| you | have fulfiled; fulfilled |
| he;she;it | has fulfiled; fulfilled |
| we | have fulfiled; fulfilled |
| you | have fulfiled; fulfilled |
| they | have fulfiled; fulfilled |
Past
| I | fulfiled; fulfilled |
| you | fulfiled; fulfilled |
| he;she;it | fulfiled; fulfilled |
| we | fulfiled; fulfilled |
| you | fulfiled; fulfilled |
| they | fulfiled; fulfilled |
Pluperfect
| I | had fulfiled; fulfilled |
| you | had fulfiled; fulfilled |
| he;she;it | had fulfiled; fulfilled |
| we | had fulfiled; fulfilled |
| you | had fulfiled; fulfilled |
| they | had fulfiled; fulfilled |
Future
| I | will fulfil |
| you | will fulfil |
| he;she;it | will fulfil |
| we | will fulfil |
| you | will fulfil |
| they | will fulfil |
Future Perfect
| I | will have fulfiled; fulfilled |
| you | will have fulfiled; fulfilled |
| he;she;it | will have fulfiled; fulfilled |
| we | will have fulfiled; fulfilled |
| you | will have fulfiled; fulfilled |
| they | will have fulfiled; fulfilled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | fulfil |
| you | fulfil |
| he;she;it | fulfil |
| we | fulfil |
| you | fulfil |
| they | fulfil |
Perfect
| I | have fulfiled; fulfilled |
| you | have fulfiled; fulfilled |
| he;she;it | have fulfiled; fulfilled |
| we | have fulfiled; fulfilled |
| you | have fulfiled; fulfilled |
| they | have fulfiled; fulfilled |
Imperfect
| I | fulfiled; fulfilled |
| you | fulfiled; fulfilled |
| he;she;it | fulfiled; fulfilled |
| we | fulfiled; fulfilled |
| you | fulfiled; fulfilled |
| they | fulfiled; fulfilled |
Pluperfect
| I | had fulfiled; fulfilled |
| you | had fulfiled; fulfilled |
| he;she;it | had fulfiled; fulfilled |
| we | had fulfiled; fulfilled |
| you | had fulfiled; fulfilled |
| they | had fulfiled; fulfilled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would fulfil |
| you | would fulfil |
| he;she;it | would fulfil |
| we | would fulfil |
| you | would fulfil |
| they | would fulfil |
Perfect
| I | would have fulfiled; fulfilled |
| you | would have fulfiled; fulfilled |
| he;she;it | would have fulfiled; fulfilled |
| we | would have fulfiled; fulfilled |
| you | would have fulfiled; fulfilled |
| they | would have fulfiled; fulfilled |
Imperative
| you | fulfil |
| we | Let's fulfil |
| you | fulfil |
Verbs conjugated like 'fulfil'
annul,
bevel,
cancel,
carol,
cavil,
channel,
chisel,
compel,
control,
counsel,
court-martial,
cudgel,
decontrol,
dial,
dispel,
dowel,
drivel,
duel,
empanel,
enamel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'fulfil'
fulfill,
flail,
full,
pulvil,
aumail,
bull,
cull,
dull,
fail,
fall,
Additional Information
The forms with ortographic changes are used in British English, in American English the doubling of the consonant is usually omitted.
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Sample Sentences
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It is recorded that this remarkable prophecy, now largely fulfilled, was received with much merriment—an undeserved fate. [1955 November, G. Machell, “Railway Development at Aylesbury - 1”, in Railway Magazine, pages 741-742:]
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While in the most serious cases mounting an investigation is usually mandatory, there are other occasions where it is less clear-cut or when it is concluded that an investigation would not fulfil RAIB's objectives to improve safety or prevent future accidents. [2021 December 29, Paul Stephen, “Rail's accident investigators”, in RAIL, number 947, pages 30–31:]
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In previous years Penryn Town Council has used Falmouth Town Council to fulfil the parks contract and glyphosate had been used, councillor Debra Clegg confirmed. [2026 January 14, Lisa Young, “Council delays decision about weedkiller use”, in BBC, archived from the original on 16 Jan 2026:]