What does fill in mean?

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fill in

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-inverb

    someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)

    "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins"

  2. fill inverb

    supply with information on a specific topic

    "He filled me in on the latest developments"

  3. shade, fill inverb

    represent the effect of shade or shadow on

  4. substitute, sub, stand in, fill inverb

    be a substitute

    "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet"

  5. complete, fill out, fill in, make outverb

    write all the required information onto a form

    "fill out this questionnaire, please!"; "make out a form"

Wiktionary

  1. fill inverb

    To fill; to replace material that is absent or has been removed.

  2. fill inverb

    To inform somebody, especially to supply someone missing or missed information.

  3. fill inverb

    To substitute for somebody or something.

  4. fill inverb

    To complete a form or questionnaire with requested information.

ChatGPT

  1. fill in

    "Fill in" is a phrasal verb that typically means providing information that is lacking or missing in a certain space or subject matter. This can be through literally filling in a blank area on a form or document, or it could be metaphorically filling in someone on a situation, conversation or event they were not present for. It's about supplying what is needed to make something complete or fully understood.

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  1. in-fill

  2. infill

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of fill in in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of fill in in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of fill in in a Sentence

  1. Elizabeth Warren:

    Instead of expanding and bringing in more people to help, instead, Elizabeth Warren campaign relentlessly attacks everyone who asks a question or tries to fill in details about how to actually make this work.

  2. Cynthia Sass:

    Small ways to fill in those nutritional gaps can make a huge difference over weeks and months.

  3. Mike Pompeo:

    On this trip I'm seeking to fill in some details on those commitments and continue the momentum toward implementation of what the two leaders promised each other and the world.

  4. Guy Dunenfeld:

    They have on a few occasions given us about a week's notice, including the sinkhole that wrecked the highway, but there is nothing we can do with the information other than to send teams out, fill in each new hole with dirt and fix the damage after it occurs.

  5. Cameron Todd:

    The mine never gets any bigger, you just fill in one end and dig out the other. You don't have an oil sands area the size of the city of Calgary.


Translations for fill in

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  • llenarSpanish
  • tuurata, saattaa ajan tasalleFinnish
  • vervangenDutch
  • замещать, давать более полную информацию, заместитьRussian
  • 填写Chinese

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