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Fill in Common

Fill in has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

supply with information on a specific topic

"He filled me in on the latest developments"

2

represent the effect of shade or shadow on

3

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"

4

write all the required information onto a form

"fill out this questionnaire, please!"

"make out a form"

5

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

Example Sentences
"He filled me in on the latest developments" verb
"The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague" verb
"The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet" verb
"fill out this questionnaire, please!" verb
"make out a form" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
inform draw paint exchange
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
crosshatch
Rhyming Words
ad in go in be in as in do in box in toe in mix in ink in eat in die in see in fox in run in lie in dob in set in get in let in dip in
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