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- [fil out]
- /fɪl aʊt/
- /fɪl ˈaʊt/
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- [fil out]
- /fɪl aʊt/
Definitions of fill out words
- verb with object fill out to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water. 1
- verb with object fill out to occupy to the full capacity: Water filled the basin. The crowd filled the hall. 1
- verb with object fill out to supply to an extreme degree or plentifully: to fill a house with furniture; to fill the heart with joy. 1
- verb with object fill out to satisfy fully the hunger of; satiate: The roast beef filled the diners. 1
- verb with object fill out to put into a receptacle: to fill sand into a pail. 1
- verb with object fill out to be plentiful throughout: Fish filled the rivers. 1
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Origin of fill out
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English fillen, Old English fyllan; cognate with German füllen, Gothic fulljan to make full; see full1
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Parts of speech for Fill out
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fill out popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
fill out usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fill out
verb fill out
- grow — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
- round out — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
- fill in — a full supply; enough to satisfy want or desire: to eat one's fill.
- answer — When you answer someone who has asked you something, you say something back to them.
- complete — You use complete to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be.
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