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Meanings of fill in English

Portuguese
encher
Catalan
emplenar
Spanish
llenar

Make full, also in a metaphorical sense.

      Related terms
      encher
      Portuguese
      satifazer
      Spanish
      satisfacer

      Fill or meet a want or need.

            satifazer
            Synonyms
            Examples for "fill up"
            Examples for "fill up"
            1
            Consequently, we have the material to fill up losses in the army.
            New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, ...
            2
            He would start with some problem, and fill up pages with calculations.
            Wired
            3
            Everyone knows that drowning results when the lungs fill up with water.
            The Physics of Superheroes
            4
            Bring them in, and spread the tables, and fill up the horns.
            The Thrall of Leif the Lucky: A Story of Viking Days
            5
            In the meantime, she was puzzled how to fill up the evening.
            Maurice Guest
            1
            I brought his misfortunes upon him; I mean to make full reparation.
            Eve and David
            2
            Only 100 or so blacksmiths still make full-time livings from their craft.
            The Irish Times
            3
            Like paper dolls, I would make full outfits with hairstyles and everything.
            Ebony
            4
            She spoke rapidly, as if to make full use of the time.
            The Letter of the Contract
            5
            It may be some time before you can make full contact again.'
            The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
            Portuguese
            ocupar
            Spanish
            colmar
            Catalan
            emplenar

            To have a right, title, or office.

                  ocupar
                  Portuguese
                  fartar
                  Catalan
                  atipar-se

                  Fill to satisfaction.

                        fartar
                        Usage of fill in English
                        1
                        To enter France you currently need to fill in a health questionnaire.
                        The Guardian
                        2
                        The work of art must fill a need of the USA society.
                        Wired
                        3
                        They may in themselves fill all the requirements of a real debate.
                        Public Speaking
                        4
                        We continue to look for products that might fill voids, MacMillan said.
                        Reuters
                        5
                        I fill out my name-whichis the first question-andmy age-the second.
                        Four: The Son
                        6
                        So, a service industry of food wagons developed to fill the need.
                        King of the godfathers: "big joey" massino and the fall of the b...
                        7
                        The state will still need to fill power gaps that crop up.
                        Reuters
                        8
                        Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi promised rapid action to fill the power vacuum.
                        Reuters
                        9
                        We have a responsibility to fill these knowledge gaps across age groups.
                        News.com.au
                        10
                        And in some cases organisations are simply unable to fill positions permanently.
                        The Guardian
                        11
                        Line the pastry case with greaseproof paper and fill with baking beans.
                        The Guardian
                        12
                        Pending this achievement, data linkage techniques can help fill the information gap.
                        Pubmed
                        13
                        Companies are also relying on government funds to fill gaps in funding.
                        Reuters
                        14
                        You can also fill in this form to receive a free assessment.
                        The South African
                        15
                        As global consumption increases, higher production in Africa could fill this need.
                        Reuters
                        16
                        In each group of sentences fill the blanks with the proper words:
                        Practical Grammar and Composition
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                        Translations for fill
                        Fill through the time
                        Fill across language varieties
                        South Africa
                        Common
                        Australia
                        Common
                        Canada
                        Common
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