fill

verb
/fɪl/

To add contents to a container, cavity or the like so that it is full.

Other meanings

To enter (something), making it full.
To occupy fully, to take up all of.

Synonyms

make full

Example sentences

“Do you want to fill this form out?”
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Word history

From Old English "fyllan" (to fill, fill up, replenish, satisfy; complete, fulfill).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “fill” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.