Basic Details
Word: Fulfilled
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Did what was promised, needed or hoped for, or made a wish come true. As an adjective, a fulfilled person feels happy because life has meaning.
Synonyms: achieved, accomplished, completed
Antonyms: neglected
How to Spell Fulfilled
Syllables: ful - filled
Tricky part: The first part has only one l (ful), but the second has two (filled). Many students double the first l as well.
Watch out for: fullfilled, fulfiled, fullfiled
Memory tip: One l at the start, two at the end: ful has one l, as in careful and helpful, and filled has two, as in a glass filled to the top.
Usage Examples
Example 1: The minister fulfilled his promise to build a new hospital.
Example 2: Nandini fulfilled her dream of flying a plane.
Example 3: Mr Kapoor felt fulfilled after forty years of teaching.
Fun Fact
British English spells the base verb fulfil and American English fulfill, but both write fulfilled and fulfilling.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
fullfilled
a) l
b) d
c) i
d) f
Show answer
a) l. The ful at the start keeps one l; the two l's belong to filled.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of 'fulfilled' as it is used in the sentence:
After years of saving, my grandmother finally fulfilled her wish to visit Varanasi.
a) described
b) delayed
c) achieved
d) abandoned
Show answer
c) achieved. To fulfil a wish is to achieve it.
Spell-o-Spell
Only one of these words is spelt correctly. Choose the meaning of that word:
1. posession 2. fulfilled 3. acommodate 4. millenium
a) to give someone a place to stay
b) did what was promised or hoped for
c) something that you own
d) a period of a thousand years
Show answer
b) did what was promised or hoped for. Accommodate doubles c and m, millennium doubles both l and n, and possession has two pairs of s. Fulfilled has no slip.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. If a shop fulfils your order, it ____.
a) loses it somewhere on the way
b) charges you twice for it
c) sends you what you asked for
d) cancels it without telling you
Show answer
c) sends you what you asked for
2. A person who feels fulfilled is ____.
a) tired of the same work
b) full after a large lunch
c) content because life feels worthwhile
d) angry with everyone around
Show answer
c) content because life feels worthwhile
