fill (f l)v. filled, fill·ing, fills v.tr. 1. a. To put into (a container, for example) as much as can be held: fill a glass with milk. b. To supply or provide to the fullest extent: filled the mall with new stores. c. To build up the level of (low-lying land) with material such as earth or gravel. d. To stop or plug up (an opening, for example). e. To repair a cavity of (a tooth). f. To add a foreign substance to (cloth or wood, for example). 2. a. To satiate, as with food and drink. b. To satisfy or meet; fulfill: fill the requirements. See Synonyms at satisfy. c. To complete (something) by insertion or addition: fill in the blanks. d. To supply with material, such as writing, an inscription, or an illustration: filled the blank spaces on the page with notes. 3. To supply as required: fill a prescription; fill an order. 4. a. To place a person in: fill a job vacancy. b. To possess and discharge the duties of; hold: fill a post. 5. a. To occupy the whole of; pervade: Music filled the room. b. To spread throughout: Fear filled the city. c. To engage or occupy completely; make full: filled the child's mind with strange ideas; a story that filled our hearts with joy. 6. To cover the surface of (an inexpensive metal) with a layer of precious metal, such as gold. 7. Nautical a. To cause (a sail) to swell. b. To adjust (a yard) so that wind will cause a sail to swell. v.intr. To become full. n. Phrasal Verbs: 1. An amount needed to make full, complete, or satisfied: eat one's fill. 2. Material for filling a container, cavity, or passage. 3. a. A built-up piece of land; an embankment. b. The material, such as earth or gravel, used for this. fill in 1. Informal To provide with information that is essential or newly acquired: I wasn't there  would you fill me in?2. To act as a substitute; stand in: an understudy who filled in at the last minute. fill out Idioms: 1. To complete (a form, for example) by providing required information: carefully filled out the job application. 2. To become or make more fleshy: He filled out after age 35. fill (someone's) shoes To assume someone's position or duties. fill the bill Informal To serve a particular purpose. [Middle English fillen, from Old English fyllan; see pel  -1 in Indo-European roots.]fill  a·ble adj. |
fill
Verb
(often foll. by up)
1. to make or become full
2. to occupy the whole of: their supporters filled the entire stand
3. to plug (a gap or crevice)
4. to meet (a requirement or need) satisfactorily: this book fills a major gap
5. to cover (a page or blank space) with writing or drawing
6. to hold and perform the duties of (an office or position)
7. to appoint or elect an occupant to (an office or position)
Noun
one's fill sufficient for one's needs or wants
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | fill - a quantity sufficient to satisfy; "he ate his fill of potatoes"; "she had heard her fill of gossip" enough, sufficiency - an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose; "enough is as good as a feast"; "there is more than a sufficiency of lawyers in this country" |
| 2. | fill - any material that fills a space or container; "there was not enough fill for the trench" material, stuff - the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread" cement - any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth | |
| Verb | 1. |  fill - make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" clutter, clutter up - fill a space in a disorderly way overload, clog - fill to excess so that function is impaired; "Fear clogged her mind"; "The story was clogged with too many details" brim - fill as much as possible; "brim a cup to good fellowship" stuff - fill tightly with a material; "stuff a pillow with feathers" populate - fill with inhabitants; "populate the forest with deer and wild boar for hunting" top off - fill to the point of almost overflowing; "She topped off the cup" heap - fill to overflow; "heap the platter with potatoes" overfill - fill beyond capacity; "overfill the baskets" ink - fill with ink; "ink a pen" fill again, refill, replenish - fill something that had previously been emptied; "refill my glass, please" prime - fill with priming liquid; "prime a car engine" line - fill plentifully; "line one's pockets" complete - bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements; "A child would complete the family" impregnate, saturate - infuse or fill completely; "Impregnate the cloth with alcohol" impregnate, tincture, infuse, instill - fill, as with a certain quality; "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide" electrify - charge (a conductor) with electricity surcharge - fill to an excessive degree; "The air was surcharged with tension" load, charge - provide (a device) with something necessary; "He loaded his gun carefully"; "load the camera" deluge, flood, inundate, swamp - fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind" pack - fill to capacity; "This singer always packs the concert halls"; "The murder trial packed the court house" fat, fatten, fatten out, fatten up, flesh out, plump out, plump, fill out - make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child" empty - make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building" |
| 2. | fill - become full; "The pool slowly filled with water"; "The theater filled up slowly" change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" water - fill with tears; "His eyes were watering" flood - become filled to overflowing; "Our basement flooded during the heavy rains" rack up - supply a rack with feed for (horses or other animals) | |
| 3. | fill - occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container" crowd - fill or occupy to the point of overflowing; "The students crowded the auditorium" take up - take up time or space; "take up the slack" be - occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?" | |
| 4. | fill - assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development"; "he occupies the position of manager"; "the young prince will soon occupy the throne" | |
| 5. | fill - fill or meet a want or need cater, ply, provide, supply - give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" answer - be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of; "This may answer her needs" | |
| 6. | fill - appoint someone to (a position or a job) | |
| 7. | fill - eat until one is sated; "He filled up on turkey" eat - take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?" | |
| 8. | fill - fill to satisfaction; "I am sated" | |
| 9. | fill - plug with a substance; "fill a cavity" |
fill
verb 1. top up, fill up, make full, become full, brim over
fill in for someone replace, represent, substitute for, cover for, take over from, act for, stand in for, sub for, deputize for
Translations
fill [fɪl] vt → llenar [+ tooth]; empastar [+ vacancy]; cubrir
filled with admiration (for) → lleno de admiración (por)
fill out vt [+ form, receipt] → rellenar
fill up vt → llenar (hasta el borde)
fill [fɪl] vt → remplir [+ vacancy]; pourvoir à
to fill with → remplir de
fill out vt [+ form, receipt] → remplir
fill up vt → remplir
fill [fɪl] vt → füllen;
(space, area) → ausfüllen;
(tooth) → plombieren;
(need) → erfüllen
fill in fill vt → füllen;
(time) → überbrücken;
(form) → ausfüllen
vi to fill in for sb fill → für jdn einspringen;
fill out fill vt → ausfüllen
fill up fill vt → füllen
vi (Aut) → tanken;
fill it up, please fill (Aut) → bitte volltanken
fill [fɪl] vt → riempire [+ tooth]; otturare [+ job]; coprire (= supply) [+ order, requirements, need] → soddisfare
vi to fill in for sb → sostituire qn;
fill out vt [+ form, receipt] → riempire
fill up vt → riempire
v fill [fil]
1 to put (something) into (until there is no room for more); to make full to fill a cupboard with books; The news filled him with joy. vul يَملأ пълня (се) naplnit fylde füllen γεμίζω llenar täitma, täis toppima پر کردن täyttää remplir לְמַלֵא भरना napuniti, ispuniti megtölt mengisi fylla riempire 満たす 가득 채우다, 가득하게 하다 pripildyti []pildīt mengisi vullen fylle napełniać encher a umple наполнять naplniť (na)polniti napuniti fylla เติมให้เต็ม doldurmak 裝滿 наповнювати بھرنا đổ đầy; chứa đầy 装满
2 to become full His eyes filled with tears. vul يَمْتَلِئ запълвам (се) naplnit se fylde sich füllen γεμίζω llenarse täituma پر شدن täyttyä (se) remplir לְהִתמָלֵא भरना, भरा napuniti se (meg)telik penuh fyllast riempirsi 一杯になる 가득 차다 prisipildyti []pildīties penuh zich vullen bli full (av) napełniać się encher-se a (se) umple наполняться naplniť sa napolniti (se) ispuniti fyllas เต็มไปด้วย dolmak 充滿 наповнювати(ся) بھر جانا trở nên đầy 充满
3 to satisfy (a condition, requirement etc) Does he fill all our requirements? vervul يُلَبّي، يُرْضي отговарям на splnit opfylde erfüllen ικανοποιώ satisfacer täitma اجرا کردن؛ برآوردن täyttää répondre à לְמַלֵא किसी शर्त या आवश्यकता इत्यादि को पूरा करना zadovoljiti eleget tesz memenuhi uppfylla rispondere a 満たす 만족시키다 išpildyti izpildīt memenuhi beantwoorden aan tilfredsstille, fylle spełniać satisfazer a îndeplini удовлетворять splniť zadostiti ispuniti fylla, möta ทำให้พอใจ gerekli özelliğe sahip olmak 滿足 задовольняти کسی مطالبے کو مکمل کرنا đáp ứng 满足
4 to put something in a hole (in a tooth etc) to stop it up The dentist filled two of my teeth yesterday. stop يَمْلأ، يَحْشو пломбирам zaplombovat fylde; plombere füllen, stopfen σφραγίζω, βουλώνω τρύπα empastar auku täitma, plombeerima پر کردن paikata plomber לִסתוֹם गड्ढा भरना plombirati (zub) (be)töm menambal fylla (í); setja fyllingar í otturare 詰め物をする 구멍을 막다 užplombuoti, užkišti aizplombēt zobu menampal vullen fylle (opp), plombere plombować chumbar a plomba; a astupa пломбировать zaplombovať plombirati popuniti fylla [] อุด doldurmak, dolgu yapmak 鑲補 пломбувати کسی سوراخ میں کچھ بھرنا chèn hoặc nút lại (một cái lỗ, kẽ hở...) 镶补
n
as much as fills or satisfies someone She ate her fill. versadig مَلء، كِفايَه، شَبَع достатъчно количество dosyta det, som gør en mæt die Fülle, zu Genüge χόρταση saciedad küllaldane hulk به اندازه کافی kylläiseksi à sa faim כָּמוּת מַספֶּקֶת पूर्ति, भराव zasićenje, sitost bőség kepuasan fylli a sazietà 思う存分 가득 채울[] 만큼의 양 pakankamas kiekis, kiek lenda pieēsties līdz kaklam kepuasan bekomst det som gjør en mett; behov; mette porcja porção/barrigada săturare достаточное количество dosýta do sitega najesti se lystmäte มากเท่าที่พอใจ doyum, dolum 飽 достатня кількість مطمئن کرنے والی مقدار lượng tối đa có thể ăn hoặc uống; mức tối đa có thể chịu đựng được 饱
adj filled
having been filled. volgemaak مَملوء пълен plný, naplněný fyldt gefüllt γεμάτος lleno täidetud پر شده täytetty rempli מַלֵא भरा हुआ napunjen, pun megtelt penuh fylltur riempito 満たされた 가득한 pripildytas piepildīts dipenuhi gevuld full, fylt; mett wypełniony cheio umplut наполненный plný napolnjen punjen fylld เต็ม dolu 充滿的，裝滿的 наповнений مکمل بھرا ہوا được làm đầy 充满的，装满的
n filler
1 a tool or instrument used for filling something, especially for conveying liquid into a bottle. vuller أداة المَلء пълнител trychtýř tragt der Trichter γεμιστήρας embudo täitmisseadis پرکننده täyttölaite entonnoir מְמַלֵא पूरक sredstvo za punjenje tölcsér pengisi áfyllari imbuto じょうごの類 주입기 piltuvas piltuve pengisi trechter trakt, påfyllingsrør lejek jarro/funil pâlnie воронка lievik lijak zapušač påfyllare, påfyllnings- เครื่องมือที่ใช้เพื่อเติมให้เต็ม โดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่งการเติมของเหลว huni 注入器 лійка گڑھا وغیرہ بھرنے کا آلہ vật trám 注入器
2 material used to fill cracks in a wall etc. vulsel حَشْوَه، مادَة الحَشْو пълнеж tmel fyld; spartelmasse das Füllmaterial συμπλήρωμα, γέμισμα για τρύπες masilla täidis بتونه täyte, kitti bouche-pores חוֹמֶר מִילוּי दीवार इत्यादि के दरार को भरने का मसाला materijal koji se koristi za krpanje rupa u zidu töltőanyag, glett penambal spartl, (tré)fyllir, kítti cosa/sostanza aggiunta 詰め物 충전물(充塡物) glaistas pildviela; pildījums penampal muurvuller sparkel, fyllmasse kit massa umplutură шпаклёвка tmel polnilo punjač spackel วัสดุใช้เพื่ออุดรอยแตกบนกำแพง dolgu maddesi 填充物 шпаклівка دیوار وغیرہ کی درار بھرنے کا سامان chất nhồi 填充物
n filling
anything used to fill The filling has come out of my tooth; He put an orange filling in the cake. vulsel تَعْبِئَه، حَشْوه плънка plomba; náplň fyld; plombe die Füllung σφράγισμα, γέμιση, υλικό για γέμισμα empaste; relleno täidis, hambaplomm هر چیز که با آن چیز دیگیری را پر کنند täyte plombage, garniture מָלִית भराई, भराव nadjev, punjenje; plomba (be)töltés tambalan fylling otturazione; ripieno 詰め物 충전물, (음식의) 속 plomba, įdaras pildījums; (zoba) plomba tampalan vulling fyll(ing), sparkel, plombe wypełnienie, nadzienie enchimento/recheio? plombă; umplutură пломба; начинка plomba; plnka plomba; polnjenje punjenje fyllning สิ่งที่ใช้อุด, สิ่งที่ใช้เติม dolgu; iç 填料，餡 пломба; начинка بھرنے کے لۓ مستعمل کوئی بھی چیز sự hàn (răng); sự lấp đầy 填料，馅
n filling-station
a place where petrol is sold. vulstasie مَحَطَّة بَنْزين бензиностанция čerpací benzínová stanice benzintank die Tankstelle πρατήριο βενζίνης gasolinera bensiinijaam پمپ بنزین bensiiniasema station-service תַחֲנָת דֶלֶק पेट्राल पम्प benzinska pumpa benzinkút pompa bensin bensínstöð distributore (di benzina) ガソリンスタンド 주유소 degalinė degvielas uzpildes stacija stesen minyak tankstation bensinstasjon stacja benzynowa posto de gasolina бензоколонка benzínová pumpa bencinska črpalka benzinska pumpa bensinstation ปั๊มน้ำมัน benzin istasyonu 加油站 автозаправка, бензоколонка پیٹرول پمپ trạm xăng 加油站
fill in
1 to add or put in (whatever is needed to make something complete) to fill in the details. invul يَملأ التَّفاصيل прибавям doplnit udfylde einsetzen συμπληρώνω rellenar täiendama, täitma تکمیل کردن täydentää remplir, compléter לְמַלֵא जो भी जरूरत हो उसे भरना nadopuniti, unijeti betölt melengkapi fylla upp í completare 満たす 채워 넣다 užpildyti piepildīt mengisi toevoegen fylle ut, føye til, skrive uzupełnić preencher a completa, a adăuga добавлять doplniť vstaviti popuniti komplettera กรอก; เขียนลงใน eklemek, tamamlamak 填補 опрацьовувати اضافہ کرنا یا بھرنا cho vào, thêm vào cho đầy đủ 填补
2 to complete (forms, application etc) by putting in the information required Have you filled in your tax form yet? invul يَملأ الإسْتِمارَه попълвам vyplnit udfylde ausfüllen συμπληρώνω rellenar täitma پر کردن täyttää remplir לְמַלֵא फार्म इत्यादि भरना ispuniti (formular) kitölt mengisi útfylla riempire, compilare 書き込む 써 넣다 užpildyti izpildīt (veidlapu) melengkapkan invullen fylle ut wypełnić preencher a completa заполнять vyplniť izpolniti popuniti fylla i กรอกข้อมูล doldurmak 填寫 заповнювати درخواست کے فارم وغیرہ میں ضروری معلومات بھر کر مکمل کرنا điền vào 填写
3 to give (someone) all the necessary information I've been away – can you fill me in on what has happened? met iets op die hoogte bring يَملأ المَعلومات الضَّروريّه осведомявам informovat orientere; holde ajour jemanden ins Bild setzen ενημερώνω poner al corriente (kedagi) valgustama کسی را کاملاً در جریان گذاشتن valistaa mettre au courant לַעֲנוֹת על- किसी को आवश्यक सूचना इत्यादि देना informirati (o) tájékoztat memberi tahu fylla upp í informare 情報を与える (정보를) 알려주다 informuoti, supažindinti informēt; darīt zināmu memberitahu op de hoogte brengen orientere poinformować, zorientować informar a pune la curent информировать informovať seznaniti (s čim) izvestiti o sätta ngn in i ngt ให้ข้อมูลกับ gerekli bilgileri vermek 提供關於...的情況 інформувати کسی کو تمام ضروری معلومات فراہم کرنا cung cấp cho ai đầy đủ chi tiết về cái gì 提供关于...的情况
4 to occupy (time) She had several cups of coffee at the cafeteria to fill in the time until the train left. tyd omkry يَملأ الوَقت، يَشْغِل уплътнявам vyplnit udfylde; fordrive ausfüllen απασχολούμαι, γεμίζω το χρόνο μου hacer (tiempo) (aega) viitma وقت خالی را پر کردن tappaa aikaa passer לְמַלֵא אֶת הַזמָן समय गुजारना okupirati se (nečim) eltölt melewatkan (waktu) drepa tímann riempire, passare 時間をつぶす 시간을 때우다 užimti aizpildīt (laiku) mengisi verdrijven fylle ut wypełnić passar a-şi umple, a-şi ocupa убивать время vyplniť preganjati čas ispuniti fylla ut ฆ่าเวลา; ใช้เวลา geçirmek 消磨 вбити вільний час وقت کاٹنا tiêu phí (thời gian) trong khi chờ đợi cái gì 消磨
5 to do another person's job temporarily I'm filling in for her secretary. instaan يَملأ مكان ، يَشتَغِل بدلا من замествам zastoupit, zaskočit za vikariere; afløse ersatzweise arbeiten αναπληρώνω suplir (kedagi) asendama به جای کس دیگری عمل کردن olla sijainen remplacer לְמַלֵא מָקוֹם किसी दूसरे का काम अस्थायी रूप से करना zamjenjivati (nekoga) helyettesít menggantikan leysa af rimpiazzare 代役をつとめる 임시로 대신하다 pavaduoti, pakeisti aizstāt; aizvietot menggantikan invallen vikariere, avløse zastępować substituir a înlocui замещать zaskočiť za nadomeščati zamenjivati vikariera för ทำหน้าที่แทน yerine bakmak, görevini üstlenmek 暫代 тимчасово заступати وقتی طور پر کسی اور کا کام کرنا tạm thay thế 暂代
fill up
to make or become completely full Fill up the petrol tank, please. volmaak يَملأ الصِّهْريج، يَتَزَوَّد بالبَنْزين пълня догоре natankovat, naplnit fylde op auffüllen γεμίζω μέχρι επάνω llenar täis panema, täituma کاملاً پر کردن täyttää faire le plein לְמַלֵא पूर्णत: भर जाना, भर देना napuniti do kraja teletölt memenuhi fylla (á) riempire 満たす 가득 채우다 pripildyti piepildīt penuhkan opvullen fylle opp napełnić (się) encher a (se) umple наполнять naplniť napolniti napuniti do kraja fylla [] ทำให้เต็ม dol(dur)mak 裝滿 заповнювати پوری طرح سے بھرنا trở nên hoặc làm cho đầy tràn 装满
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