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cumplir.

to fulfil, to fulfill, to meet, to deliver (e.g., requirements, prerequisites, promise, vow)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/kumˈpliɾ/[kũmˈpliɾ]
  1. to fulfil, to fulfill, to meet, to deliver (e.g., requirements, prerequisites, promise, vow)

    No prometas lo que no puedas cumplir.
  2. to achieve, to accomplish, to carry out, to perform, to complete, to discharge, to fulfil (e.g., one's duties, responsibilities)

  3. to turn a certain age (may be succeeded by los)

    ¿Cuándo cumples?
    Cumplí (los) 18 años el mes pasado.
  4. to serve (e.g., a prison sentence, an allotted time of punishment)

  5. to comply

  6. to comply with; to be fulfilled, met, honored, implemented, satisfied, performed, observed, respected, followed

    reflexive
  7. to be served (e.g. a prison sentence or punishment)

    reflexive
  8. to come true, to be fulfilled

    pronominal
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish cumplir~complir, from Vulgar Latin *complīre, from Latin complēre. The retention of /pl/ is unusual and perhaps reflects some form of conservative tendency. Cf. henchir < *implīre < implēre for the more usual outcome. Compare also Portuguese cumprir, which shows a similar lack of palatalization.

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