cumplir
Meanings
Verb
1. to fulfil, to fulfill, to meet, to deliver (e.g., requirements, prerequisites, promise, vow)
2. to achieve, to accomplish, to carry out, to perform, to complete, to discharge, to fulfil (e.g., one's duties, responsibilities)
3. to turn a certain age (may be succeeded by los)
4. to serve (e.g., a prison sentence, an allotted time of punishment)
5. to comply
6. to comply with; to be fulfilled, met, honored, implemented, satisfied, performed, observed, respected, followed (reflexive)
7. to be served (e.g. a prison sentence or punishment) (reflexive)
8. to come true, to be fulfilled (pronominal)
Examples225
Cumplí (los) 18 años el mes pasado.
I turned 18 last month.
Ella vivió con sus padres hasta cumplir (los) 20 años.
She lived with her parents until she turned 20.
¿Cuándo cumples?
When's your birthday?
No prometas lo que no puedas cumplir.
Do not promise what you cannot deliver.
Muriel cumplió 20 años.
Muriel turned 20.
Tom cumplió 13 años.
Tom turned 13.