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unfulfilled — UK US /ˌʌnfʊlˈfɪld/ adjective ► COMMERCE an unfulfilled order or contract has not been delivered or completed: »Reports of unfulfilled orders indicated that the firm was in trouble. ► not yet achieved or done: »Close associates say his… … Financial and business terms
unfulfilled — (adj.) late 14c., from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + pp. of FULFILL (Cf. fulfill) … Etymology dictionary
unfulfilled — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not fulfilled. DERIVATIVES unfulfillable adjective unfulfilling adjective … English terms dictionary
unfulfilled — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
unfulfilled — [[t]ʌ̱nfʊlfɪ̱ld[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n If you use unfulfilled to describe something such as a promise, ambition, or need, you mean that what was promised, hoped for, or needed has not happened. Do you have any unfulfilled ambitions? ...angry at… … English dictionary
unfulfilled — un|ful|filled [ˌʌnfulˈfıld] adj 1.) an unfulfilled hope, desire, dream etc has not been achieved ▪ His dream of competing in the Olympics remained unfulfilled . 2.) someone who is unfulfilled feels they could be achieving more in their job,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
unfulfilled — adjective 1 a wish, desire, hope etc that is unfulfilled has not been achieved: All her own dreams and ambitions remained unfulfilled. 2 someone who is unfulfilled feels they could be achieving more in their job, relationship etc: Her job left… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
unfulfilled — un|ful|filled [ ,ʌnful fıld ] adjective unhappy because you have not achieved what you want: He felt unfulfilled working for his father. a. an unfulfilled wish has not been achieved: unfulfilled ambitions … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unfulfilled — UK [ˌʌnfʊlˈfɪld] / US adjective 1) unhappy because you have not achieved what you want He felt unfulfilled working for his father. 2) an unfulfilled wish has not been achieved unfulfilled ambitions … English dictionary
unfulfilled — adj. Unfulfilled is used with these nouns: ↑ambition, ↑desire, ↑dream, ↑expectation, ↑hope, ↑potential, ↑promise … Collocations dictionary
