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fulfilling

/fʊlˈfɪlɪŋ/adjective

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संतोषप्रद, संतुष्टि देने वाला, सार्थक

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adjective
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    making somebody feel happy and satisfied because they are using their abilities and doing something useful

    संतोषप्रद, संतुष्टि देने वाला, सार्थक

    • Radhika finds her work with rural children deeply fulfilling.
    • a fulfilling career in medicine
    • Teaching a child to read can be a fulfilling experience.
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    • He left his office job for a more fulfilling life as a potter.
    • A fulfilling hobby helps students relax after a hard day.

    Synonyms satisfying rewarding gratifying worthwhile meaningful

    Opposite unfulfilling unrewarding frustrating

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

fulfilling (adjective)

Fulfilling describes work, a life or an experience that makes you feel satisfied and useful.

'Fulfilling' उस काम, जीवन या अनुभव को बताता है जो आपको संतुष्ट और उपयोगी होने का अनुभव कराए।

  • Teaching is a fulfilling career.
  • She leads a fulfilling life in the hills.

find sth fulfilling

Find is followed by the object and then the adjective, to show your opinion or experience of it.

अपनी राय या अनुभव बताने के लिए 'find' के बाद object और फिर adjective आता है।

  • Radhika finds volunteering at the library very fulfilling.
  • Many people find gardening fulfilling.

fulfilling vs fulfil (verb)

Fulfil is the verb (fulfil a dream); fulfilling is its -ing form, and as an adjective it has the specific meaning of satisfying.

'Fulfil' क्रिया है (fulfil a dream); 'fulfilling' उसका -ing रूप है, और adjective के रूप में इसका विशेष अर्थ संतोषजनक है।

  • Fulfilling a promise to a friend is fulfilling in itself.

fulfilling vs fulfilled

A job is fulfilling; the person is fulfilled.

काम 'fulfilling' होता है; व्यक्ति 'fulfilled' महसूस करता है।

  • She feels fulfilled because her work is fulfilling.
+Collocations 4

adverb + fulfilling

deeplypersonallyemotionallytrulyhighlyintellectually

  • She found social work emotionally fulfilling.

fulfilling + noun

careerjoblifeexperiencerelationshiprole

  • He wanted a fulfilling career, not just a high salary.

find / feel / be + fulfilling

findfeelprovebeseem

  • Her work as a nurse proved deeply fulfilling.

less / more + fulfilling

morelessequallyfar moremuch less

  • Helping others is far more fulfilling than winning prizes.
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  • Many retired teachers find mentoring young students fulfilling.

कई सेवानिवृत्त शिक्षकों को युवा विद्यार्थियों का मार्गदर्शन करना संतोषजनक लगता है।

  • A fulfilling job gives you more than just money.

एक संतोषजनक नौकरी आपको केवल पैसा ही नहीं देती।

  • Radhika's years in the village school were the most fulfilling of her life.

राधिका के गाँव के विद्यालय में बिताए वर्ष उसके जीवन के सबसे संतोषजनक वर्ष थे।

  • It was a fulfilling day because he finally finished his project.

यह दिन संतोषजनक रहा क्योंकि उसने अंततः अपना project पूरा कर लिया।

  • She wants a fulfilling life rather than a busy one.

वह व्यस्त जीवन की बजाय संतोषजनक जीवन चाहती है।

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✗ He is very fulfilling with his new job.

✓ He is very fulfilled with his new job.

A person's feeling is expressed with fulfilled; fulfilling describes the job.

व्यक्ति की भावना 'fulfilled' से बताई जाती है; 'fulfilling' काम का वर्णन करता है।

✗ Teaching is a fulfil profession.

✓ Teaching is a fulfilling profession.

Before a noun, the adjective fulfilling is needed, not the base verb.

संज्ञा से पहले adjective 'fulfilling' चाहिए, मूल क्रिया 'fulfil' नहीं।

✗ She fulfilling her dream of becoming a doctor.

✓ She is fulfilling her dream of becoming a doctor.

A continuous tense needs is before fulfilling; the sentence has no auxiliary verb.

Continuous tense में 'fulfilling' से पहले 'is' चाहिए; इस वाक्य में सहायक क्रिया नहीं है।

◇Word family
fulfil verbfulfilled adjectivefulfilment noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage

British and American: British English spells the verb fulfil and the noun fulfilment, while American English uses fulfill and fulfillment.

British और American में British English में verb की spelling fulfil और noun की fulfilment है, जबकि American English में fulfill और fulfillment लिखा जाता है।