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half-filled

half-fill
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [haf, hahf fil]
    • /hæf, hɑf fɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [haf, hahf fil]
    • /hæf, hɑf fɪl/

Definitions of half-filled word

  • verb with object half-filled to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water. 1
  • verb with object half-filled to occupy to the full capacity: Water filled the basin. The crowd filled the hall. 1
  • verb with object half-filled to supply to an extreme degree or plentifully: to fill a house with furniture; to fill the heart with joy. 1
  • verb with object half-filled to satisfy fully the hunger of; satiate: The roast beef filled the diners. 1
  • verb with object half-filled to put into a receptacle: to fill sand into a pail. 1
  • verb with object half-filled to be plentiful throughout: Fish filled the rivers. 1

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Origin of half-filled

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 Half-filled

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

half-filled 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".

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