 | English | German  |  |
– | |
 | to fulfill sth. [Am.] | 1949 etw.Akk. erfüllen |  |
 | to fulfil sth. [Br.] | 1879 etw.Akk. erfüllen |  |
 | to accomplish sth. | 1467 etw.Akk. erfüllen [Aufgabe, Pflicht] |  |
 | to suffuse sb./sth. [with light, happiness etc.] | 631 jdn./etw. erfüllen [mit Licht, Freude etc.] |  |
 | to pervade sth. | 337 etw. erfüllen [durchdringen] |  |
 | to imbue | 334 erfüllen [füllen] |  |
 | to discharge sth. [e.g. one's duty] | 227 etw.Akk. erfüllen [z. B. seine Pflicht] |  |
 | to preoccupy sb. | 226 jdn. erfüllen [stark beschäftigen] |  |
 | to perform sth. [task etc.] | 182 etw. erfüllen [ausführen, verrichten] |  |
 | to implement sth. | 178 etw. erfüllen [verwirklichen, ausführen] |  |
 | to satisfy sth. [needs] | 166 etw.Akk. erfüllen [Bedürfnisse] |  |
 | to impregnate sb./sth. [fig.] | 140 jdn./etw. erfüllen [durchdringen] |  |
 | to meet sth. | 78 etw. erfüllen |  |
 | to execute sth. [a will etc.] | 41 etw. erfüllen [vollziehen, vollstrecken] |  |
 | to grant | 34 erfüllen |  |
 | to prepossess sb. | 24 jdn. erfüllen [stark beschäftigen] |  |
 | to answer [request] | 16 erfüllen [Bitte, Wunsch] |  |
 | to inform with [impregnate] | erfüllen [durchdringen] |  |
 | to comply with sth. | etw.Akk. erfüllen [einhalten, befolgen] |  |
 | to live up to sth. | etw.Akk. erfüllen [Erwartungen, Hoffnungen] |  |
2 Words: Verbs |
 | to meet requirements | Anforderungen erfüllen |  |
 | to fulfil qualifications [Br.] | Bedingungen erfüllen |  |
 | to meet conditions | Bedingungen erfüllen |  |
 | to meet requirements | Bedingungen erfüllen |  |
 | to possess qualifications | Bedingungen erfüllen |  |
 | to meet a need | Bedürfnisse erfüllen |  |
 | to infuse with | erfüllen mit [z. B. Optimismus] |  |
 | to answer expectations | Erwartungen erfüllen |  |
 | to satisfy expectations | Erwartungen erfüllen |  |
 | to do sth. as easy as anything [coll.] | etw. spielend erfüllen |  |
 | to fill sb./sth. with sth. | jdn./etw. mit etw.Dat. erfüllen |  |
 | to live up to sb.'s expectations | jds. Erwartungen erfüllen |  |
 | to measure up to sb.'s expectations | jds. Erwartungen erfüllen |  |
 | to fulfil sb.'s desires [Br.] | jds. Wünsche erfüllen |  |
 | to fulfill sb.'s desires [Am.] | jds. Wünsche erfüllen |  |
 | to fulfil quotas [Br.] | Kontingente erfüllen |  |
 | to meet criteria | Kriterien erfüllen |  |
 | to qualify for benefit | Leistungsvoraussetzungen erfüllen |  |
 | to come true [of a wish] | sich erfüllen |  |
 | to become real | sich erfüllen [Wunsch] |  |
 | to meet standards | Standards erfüllen |  |
 | to fulfil obligations [Br.] | Verpflichtungen erfüllen |  |
3 Words: Others |
 | yet to be fulfilled {adj} [postpos.] [e.g. contract, promise, prophecy] | noch zu erfüllen [z. B. Vertrag, Versprechen, Prophezeiung] |  |
 | yet-to-be-fulfilled {adj} [attr.] [e.g. contract, promise, prophecy] | noch zu erfüllen [z. B. Vertrag, Versprechen, Prophezeiung] |  |
3 Words: Verbs |
 | to come up to scratch [coll.] [to meet standards] | (die) Standards erfüllen |  |
 | to comply with all formalities | alle Formalitäten erfüllen |  |
 | to tick all the boxes [idiom] | alle Kriterien erfüllen |  |
 | to fulfil certain criteria [Br.] | bestimmte Kriterien erfüllen |  |
 | to do what it says on the tin [Br.] [fig.] [coll.] | das Versprechen erfüllen |  |
 | to meet needs | den Bedarf erfüllen |  |