fulfills

Fulfills is the third-person singular present tense of the verb fulfill (American spelling) or fulfil (British spelling). It means to carry out or perform something that has been promised, required, or expected; to bring something to completion; or to satisfy or meet a condition, obligation, or standard. It can also mean to realize a plan, dream, or goal.

As a transitive verb, fulfill takes an object: to fulfill a contract, a duty, a promise, a requirement, an expectation, a condition, or a need. The term is common in legal, business, and personal contexts.

Spelling variants and forms: both fulfill and fulfil inflect as fulfills/fulfils, fulfilled/fulfiller, and fulfilling/fulfiling. The corresponding nouns are fulfillment (American) and fulfilment (British).

Examples: She fulfills her obligations on time. The project fulfills all regulatory requirements. He fulfilled his promise to donate the proceeds. The plan fulfils the dream of a more sustainable city.

Etymology: from Old English fulfyllan, combining full and fillan to convey completing or performing; the sense broadened to include satisfying or realizing.