fullbring

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verb

To accomplish; bring about completely; complete; finish; achieve.

OriginMiddle English fulbringen →
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Meanings

verbfullbring (third-person singular simple present fullbrings, present participle fullbringing, simple past and past participle fullbrought)

present singular third person fullbrings · participle present fullbringing · participle past fullbrought · past fullbrought · alternative fulbring

  1. archaictransitiveTo accomplish; bring about completely; complete; finish; achieve.

    What the goose but thought, that the swan fullbrought; […]

    1859, Cairns Collection of American Women Writers, Philip Gengembre Hubert, The Atlantic monthly: Volume 4
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    […] meaning 'to complete, to bring to a close, to execute (the preparation of ointments), to finish (metalwork), to fullbring'. Hence the title of the Book of Wisdom means, that it gives the necessary advice to complete and fulfill […]

    1960, Janus

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Origin

  1. Middle Englishfulbringen
  2. Englishfullbring

From Middle English fulbringen, fulbrengen, equivalent to full- + bring. Cognate with Dutch volbrengen (“to accomplish”), German vollbringen (“to accomplish, complete”).

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APA

fullbring. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fullbring

MLA

“fullbring.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fullbring. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fullbring,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fullbring.

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