Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - fulfil

~ BrE, fulfill AmE v 1 if a hope, promise, wish etc is fulfilled, the thing that you had hoped, promised, wanted etc happens or is done  (Visiting Disneyland has fulfilled a boyhood dream. | Eisenhower finally fulfilled his election pledge to end the war in Korea.) 2 fulfil a need to provide something that someone needs 3 fulfil a requirement/condition to reach a standard that is necessary, especially one that has been officially decided  (Much of the electrical equipment failed to fulfill safety requirements.) 4 fulfil a role/function/duty etc to do the things you are supposed or expected to do because of your job, position in society etc  (Does the established Church fulfil any useful function in modern society?) 5 if your work fulfils you, it makes you feel satisfied because you are using all your skills, qualities etc 6 fulfil yourself to feel satisfied because you are using all your skills, qualities etc  (She succeeded in fulfilling herself both as an actress and as a mother.) 7 fulfil your potential to be as successful as you possibly could be  (While he is very competent, he is not really fulfilling his potential.) 8 fulfil a prediction/prophecy to happen in a way someone has said something would happen