1.
to accomplish, to fulfill, to carry out completely
To see something through to the end, especially a duty, responsibility, or role. Implies completing something fully and properly.
責任を全うする。
Fulfill one's responsibility.
自分の役割を最後まで全うした。
I carried out my role to the very end.
天寿を全うして、祖母は穏やかに亡くなった。
Having lived out her natural lifespan, my grandmother passed away peacefully.
A formal and somewhat literary verb. Carries a sense of dignity and completeness in fulfilling one's purpose.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 責任を全うする (fulfill one's responsibility)
- 役割を全うする (carry out one's role)
- 使命を全うする (accomplish one's mission)
- 天寿を全うする (live out one's natural lifespan)
- 任期を全うする (serve out one's term)
Also written as 全うする or まっとうする. The kanji 全 is read まっとう here, not ぜん.