cumprir

Galician

Etymology

From Latin complēre, present active infinitive of compleō (with a more conservative pronunciation preserved in the shift from Latin -pl- to -pr-; compare the normal shift from implēre to encher) . Compare Portuguese cumprir, Spanish cumplir.

Verb

1. Template:indtr to carry out, to do, to perform
2. (transitive) to fulfill
3. (transitive) to accomplish
4. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to come true, to be fulfilled
5. (intransitive) to need, to must

Related terms

• comprimento

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin complēre, present active infinitive of compleō (with a more conservative pronunciation preserved in the shift from Latin -pl- to -pr-; compare the normal shift from implēre to encher) . Compare Spanish cumplir.

Verb

1. Template:indtr to carry out, to do, to perform

   Você deveria cumprir com seu dever.

   You should carry out your duty.

2. (transitive) to fulfill
3. (transitive) to accomplish

   Você cumpriu seus objetivos?

   Did you accomplish your goals?

4. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to come true, to be fulfilled

Antonyms

• descumpir

Related terms

• cumprimento
• comprimento
• complemento
• completo