overfulfiloverfulfillv.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəfʊlˈfɪl/, U.S.

/ˈˌoʊvərˌfʊ(l)ˈfɪl/

Forms: see over- prefix and fulfil v.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, fulfil v.

Etymology: < over- prefix + fulfil v. With sense 2 compare earlier overfulfilment n.

1. transitive. To overfill, to fill too full. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > presence > fact of taking up space > take up (space or a place) [verb (transitive)] > fill > to excess

overfillOE

overchargea1325

cark1330

overfulfila1450

glut1471

overheap1549

accloy1581

overglut1586

superonerate1607

obsaturate1623

overstuff1715

a1450 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (Bodl.) f. 42^v In suche doinge..þe stomake is ouere fulfilde[a1398 BL Add. ouerfillid] and istreiȝte to swiþe.

a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 52 Thys body ys replenyschyd & over fulfyllyd wyth many yl humorys.

1902 J. Payne Poet. Wks. I. 117 All that bright abode Was grown to him like some fair hurtful fire Of o'er-fulfill'd desire.

1992 M. McGuckian Invalid's Echo in Marconi's Cottage 13 A truck..came rattling into the overfulfilled courtyard.

2. transitive. To fulfil (a plan, contract, target, etc.) in greater quantity, to a greater degree, or earlier than required.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > carrying out > execute, perform, or carry out [verb (transitive)] > carry into effect (a command, promise, plan, etc.) > more than expected

overfulfil1934

1934 Polit. Sci. Q. 49 26 The Five-Year-Plan..would be considerably overfulfilled this year.

1950 Sun (Baltimore) 2 June 14/7 When the Russian whalers returned to their home port of Odessa on the Black Sea they had overfulfilled their production plan by 29·9 per cent.

1971 New Society 25 Mar. 475/2 Factories have undertaken commitments to overfulfil production targets in honour of the congress.

1992 J. Torrington Swing Hammer Swing! xiii. 113 She'd invoked woe and damnation on the heads of Da Clay and the Black Widow, a contract which the gods..had grotesquely overfulfilled.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overfulfil
释义	overfulfiloverfulfillv. Brit. /ˌəʊvəfʊlˈfɪl/, U.S. /ˈˌoʊvərˌfʊ(l)ˈfɪl/ Forms: see over- prefix and fulfil v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, fulfil v. Etymology: < over- prefix + fulfil v. With sense 2 compare earlier overfulfilment n. 1. transitive. To overfill, to fill too full. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > presence > fact of taking up space > take up (space or a place) [verb (transitive)] > fill > to excess overfillOE overchargea1325 cark1330 overfulfila1450 glut1471 overheap1549 accloy1581 overglut1586 superonerate1607 obsaturate1623 overstuff1715 a1450 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (Bodl.) f. 42^v In suche doinge..þe stomake is ouere fulfilde[a1398 BL Add. ouerfillid] and istreiȝte to swiþe. a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 52 Thys body ys replenyschyd & over fulfyllyd wyth many yl humorys. 1902 J. Payne Poet. Wks. I. 117 All that bright abode Was grown to him like some fair hurtful fire Of o'er-fulfill'd desire. 1992 M. McGuckian Invalid's Echo in Marconi's Cottage 13 A truck..came rattling into the overfulfilled courtyard. 2. transitive. To fulfil (a plan, contract, target, etc.) in greater quantity, to a greater degree, or earlier than required. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > carrying out > execute, perform, or carry out [verb (transitive)] > carry into effect (a command, promise, plan, etc.) > more than expected overfulfil1934 1934 Polit. Sci. Q. 49 26 The Five-Year-Plan..would be considerably overfulfilled this year. 1950 Sun (Baltimore) 2 June 14/7 When the Russian whalers returned to their home port of Odessa on the Black Sea they had overfulfilled their production plan by 29·9 per cent. 1971 New Society 25 Mar. 475/2 Factories have undertaken commitments to overfulfil production targets in honour of the congress. 1992 J. Torrington Swing Hammer Swing! xiii. 113 She'd invoked woe and damnation on the heads of Da Clay and the Black Widow, a contract which the gods..had grotesquely overfulfilled. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.a1450
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