WordCmp.com

finish vs fulfill

fulfill vs finish

finish is a noun but fulfill is not a noun.

finish and fulfill both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
finish Yes No Yes No
fulfill No No Yes No
As verbs, fulfill is a hyponym of finish; that is, fulfill is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than finish:
  • finish: come or bring to a finish or an end
  • fulfill: put in effect
finish (noun) fulfill (noun)
the act of finishing
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
(wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed)
designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race)
the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict)
event whose occurrence ends something
the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
the temporal end; the concluding time
finish (verb) fulfill (verb)
finally be or do something fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction
come or bring to a finish or an end put in effect
cause to finish a relationship with somebody meet the requirements or expectations of
finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
provide with a finish
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
Difference between finish and fulfill

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.