fill out en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /fɪl ˈaʊt/
- (US) audio
Etymology
In the sense of to complete a form, originally attested in American English; possibly as a calque of German ausfüllen. Later spread to British English, where it now competes with the traditional expression fill in.
Meanings
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(transitive) To complete a form or questionnaire with requested information.
Please fill out this application if you are interested in the job.
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(intransitive) To have one's physique expand with maturity or with surplus weight.
He began to fill out once he started college.
We've scoured these science and tapped the top experts to help you learn how to do just that. Use these seven simple strategies, and you'll fill up without filling out.
2008 October, David Schipper, “Outsmart your stomach: Seven ways to fill your gut—and lose it, too”, in Men's Health, volume 23, number 8, →ISSN, page 135:
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(obsolete, transitive) To fill up; to make full.
The other lady, […] filling out a very large glass of wine, advised, and at last prevailed with her to drink it.
1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC:
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fill, out.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| filled out | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| filled out | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| fills out | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| filling out | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (83)
be запаўня́ць (to complete a form) · es rellenar (to complete a form) · th กรอก (to complete a form) · nl dikkerworden (to have one's physique expand) · yue 填 (to complete a form) · ja 記入する (to complete a form) · it compilare (to complete a form) · fi lihoa (to have one's physique expand) · pt preencher (to complete a form) · fr se fortifier (to have one's physique expand) · el συμπληρώνω (to complete a form) · es cumplimentar (to complete a form) · ja 書き込む (to complete a form) · vi điền vào (to complete a form) · my ဖြည့် (to complete a form) · be запо́ўніць (to complete a form) · sv fylla i (to complete a form) · sh попуња́вати (to complete a form) · tr doldurmak (to complete a form) · cmn 填 (to complete a form) · hy լրացնել (to complete a form) · sw jaza (to complete a form) · eo plenigi (to complete a form) · ur پر کرنا (to complete a form) · fr remplir (to complete a form) · it riempirsi (to have one's physique expand) · pl wypełnić (to complete a form) · hi भरना (to complete a form) · hu kitölt (to complete a form) · ur بھرنا (to complete a form) · ga scríobh (to complete a form) · hu kitelik (to have one's physique expand) · sk vyplniť (to complete a form) · cmn 記入 /记入 (to complete a form) · es requisitar (to complete a form) · ru заполня́ть (to complete a form) · he הִשְׁלִים (to complete a form) · sl izpolniti (to complete a form) · cs vyplňovat (to complete a form) · sl izpolnjevati (to complete a form) · nl invullen (to complete a form) · vi ghi vào (to complete a form) · pt encorpar (to have one's physique expand) · bg попъ́лвам (to complete a form) · he הִתְמַלֵּא (to have one's physique expand) · ru расши́риться (to have one's physique expand) · ko 기입하다 (to complete a form) · cs vyplnit (to complete a form) · bg напълнея (to have one's physique expand) · fi täyttää lomake (to complete a form) · uk запо́внити (to complete a form) · nrf remplyi (to complete a form) · bg напълнявам (to have one's physique expand) · fr empâter (to have one's physique expand) · uk заповня́ти (to complete a form) · de ausfüllen (to complete a form) · et täitma (to complete a form) · pl wypełniać (to complete a form) · mk пополни (to complete a form) · fr forcir (to have one's physique expand) · sh popunjávati (to complete a form) · de eintragen (to complete a form) · sh по̀пунити (to complete a form) · bg попъ́лня (to complete a form) · hy լցվել (to have one's physique expand) · uk запо́внювати (to complete a form) · ja 埋める (to complete a form) · de zulegen (to have one's physique expand) · sk vypĺňať (to complete a form) · km បំពេញ (to complete a form) · sh pòpuniti (to complete a form) · it ingrassare (to have one's physique expand) · ky толтуруу (to complete a form) · ar مَلَأَ (to complete a form) · ru расширя́ться (to have one's physique expand) · fr compléter (to complete a form) · fi pyöristyä (to have one's physique expand) · fa پر کردن (to complete a form) · mk пополнува (to complete a form) · cmn 填寫 /填写 (to complete a form) · de zunehmen (to have one's physique expand) · ru запо́лнить (to complete a form) · pl zaokraglić (to have one's physique expand)