erfüllen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German ervüllen, from Old High German irfullen, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀfullijan. Equivalent to er- +‎ füllen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʔɛɐ̯ˈfʏlən/ Hyphenation: er‧fül‧len === Verb === erfüllen (weak, third-person singular present erfüllt, past tense erfüllte, past participle erfüllt, auxiliary haben) (transitive, often poetic) to fill (with something physical or abstract) (transitive) to fulfill / fulfil ein Versprechen erfüllen ― to fulfill/fulfil a promise einen Vertrag erfüllen ― to perform a contract (reflexive) to come true (ditransitive) to grant (a wish, a request) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “erfüllen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “erfüllen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “erfüllen” in Duden online “erfüllen” in OpenThesaurus.de