Meaning

5 senses
  1. (idiomatic, transitive)To fill; to replace material that is absent or has been removed.

    After you're done laying the pipe, fill in the trench.

  2. (idiomatic, transitive)To inform somebody, especially to supply someone missing or missed information.

    If you know anything about this, maybe you can fill me in.

    дава́ть бо́лее по́лную информа́циюdavátʹ bóleje pólnuju informáciju

    supply with information on a specific topic

  3. (idiomatic, intransitive)To substitute for somebody or something.

    He can't go on vacation very often because there is nobody to fill in for him.

    ersetzen

    замеща́тьzameščátʹ, замести́тьzamestítʹ

    be a substitute

  4. (UK, idiomatic, transitive)To complete a form or questionnaire with requested information.

    I've got a form that is to be filled in in ink.

    write all the required information onto a form

  5. (idiomatic, slang)To beat up; to physically assault.

    Talk to me like that again and I'll fill you in!

Examples

133 sentences
  1. Fill in this form.

    Заповни цю форму. — deniko

    ruЗаполните эту форму. — odexed

    deFülle dieses Formular aus. — Malko66

  2. Please fill in this form.

    Будь ласка, заповніть цю форму. — Wordowl

    ruПожалуйста, заполните эту форму. — Tonari

    deBitte füllen Sie dieses Formular aus. — Wolf

  3. Fill me in.

    Введіть мене в курс поведіть. — deniko

  4. Fill in the blanks.

    Заповніть пропуски. — Internecivus

    ruЗаполните пробелы. — marafon

    deFüll die leeren Felder aus. — Kuraimegami

  5. Please fill in this application form.

    ruПожалуйста, заполните эту анкету. — pandabear

    deBitte füllen Sie diesen Bewerbungsbogen aus. — samueldora

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
to inform somebody, especially to supply someone missing or missed information:
to substitute for somebody or something:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to substitute for somebody or something:

Forms

fills in, filling in, filled in, filled in
Base formfill in · to fill in
3rd person singularfills in
Present participlefilling in
Past simplefilled in
Past participlefilled in

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyfill in
he, she, itfills in

Past simpleLesson

all personsfilled in

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave filled in
he, she, ithas filled in

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill fill in

Phrasal verbs

4 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedfill-in

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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