cumprir

Sinne
Betekenis (Engels)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) to carry out, to do, to perform
  2. (transitive) to fulfil
  3. (transitive) to accomplish
  4. (pronominal) to come true, to be fulfilled

Frekwensie

B1
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/kũˈpɾi(ʁ)/
Etimologie (Engels)

In summary

From Vulgar Latin *complīre, from Latin complēre. The retention of /pl/ is unusual and perhaps reflects some form of conservative tendency. Cf. encher < implēre for the more usual outcome. Compare Galician cumprir, Spanish cumplir.

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