unfulfilled

unfulfilled
unfulfilled (adj.) late 14c., from UN- (Cf. un-) (1) "not" + pp. of FULFILL (Cf. fulfill).

Etymology dictionary. 2014.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую
Synonyms:

Look at other dictionaries:

  • 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 — index deficient, executory Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law 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

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”