What does fill in mean?

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fill in

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word fill in.

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. Sean Hannity:

    I’m sweating profusely, thinking, ‘I’m never getting invited back here again,’ but they used me a bit to fill in for him and it was such a great opportunity, I couldn’t believe it. I’m very grateful and thankful that he helped… it certainly raised my profile a lot.

  2. Jonathan Wilson:

    Just moving through different spots in feed mills now you have to disinfect, change clothes, fill in forms, i never saw this during bird flu in 2013, this is a big improvement.

  3. Ian Kerner:

    Playboy was sort of the Norman Rockwell of porn, these days, we have not pictures, but motion pictures. Nothing is left to the imagination. You don't have to fill in the blanks.

  4. Harry Hartford:

    Our thought process was, 'Is there a niche that we can fill in the marketplace, and do we have the resources to fill that niche?'.

  5. Ashleigh Haruda:

    While some ancient older civilisations such as Egypt and Rome kept cats as pets, we don't know much about cats outside of those times and places, so this find is helping us fill in the picture that gives us a more complete picture about how people treated animals in the past.


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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