cumprir — meaning in English
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English meaning
- attain verb To succeed in reaching or achieving something through effort.
- comply verb To act in accordance with a rule, request, or law.
- discharge verb To officially release someone from a hospital, job, the armed forces, or legal custody.
- fulfill verb To carry out or complete a promise, duty, or requirement.
- observe verb To watch someone or something carefully.
- serve verb To provide help, food, or a service to someone.
Senses
cumprir is used for these senses in English:
- attain (transitive) To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at (a place, time, state, etc.).
- carry out (transitive) To execute or perform; to put into operation; to do.
- comply To yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree, consent; to adapt oneself, to conform.
- discharge To accomplish or complete, as an obligation.
- fulfill (transitive) To satisfy, carry out, bring to completion (an obligation, a requirement, etc.).
- observe (transitive) To take note of and celebrate (a holiday or similar occurrence), to keep; to follow (a type of time or calendar reckoning).
- serve (transitive, archaic) To be suitor to; to be the lover of. [from 14th c.]
attain — full definition
- verb To succeed in reaching or achieving something through effort.
- noun Something reached or achieved; an accomplishment. (Rare use; usually replaced by "attainment.")