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Fulfil vs Carryon - What's the difference?

fulfil | carryon |

As a verb fulfil

is (archaic) to fill up.

As an adjective carryon is

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As a noun carryon is

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fulfil

English

Alternative forms

* (US)

Verb

(fulfill)
  • (archaic) To fill up.
    • My lady is positively fulfilled of grace.
  • * 1870 , James Thomson,
    • The silence which benumbs or strains the sense
    Fulfils with awe the soul's despair unweeping
  • To satisfy, carry out, bring to completion (an obligation, a requirement, etc.).
    • You made a promise, son, and now you must fulfil it.
  • To emotionally or artistically satisfy; to develop one's gifts to the fullest.
    • This job fulfils me in a way my last one never did.
  • To obey, follow, comply with (a rule, requirement etc.).
    • Unfortunately, you don't fulfil the criteria for extra grants at the present time.

    Derived terms

    * (UK) - fulfilment, fulfilled, fulfilling, fulfillable * unfulfilled

    carryon

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • * {{quote-news, year=2009, date=August 25, author=Joe Sharkey, title=Seatbacks in Position and Empty, Please, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=One is that new fees on checked bags have created more carryon volume, and some passengers may be overloading seatback pockets — though they said they had not considered this to be a problem. }}

    Noun

    (en noun)