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  1. word usage - Difference between "fulfill" and "fill" - English …

    1) Fill vs Fulfill (also spelled[also spelt "spelt"] "fulfil") : Fill means to add content to the container or gap until it is full. In particular, "filling" tends to involve a physical action, such as filling a …

  2. Which are other collocations meaning "to fill in the gaps"?

    Feb 22, 2018 · It brings to my mind a picture of a bookshelf that has a number of books that belong in a collection, but there are gaps in the number sequence of those books and you …

  3. sentence meaning - Fill the form UP or Fill the form IN - English ...

    Feb 14, 2019 · "Fill up" a form is not really idiomatic, or at least not the most idiomatic phrasal verb for that context. You fill up some kind of container, and you fill in something incomplete, …

  4. "Fill me" vs "fill me up." - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Oct 17, 2017 · There is no rule, just idiom. "Fill me" is more likely with things like emotion, rather than food. I had a bag of chips for lunch but it didn't fill me up. Watching them together fills me …

  5. What is the appropriate way to ask about filling in documents?

    To my mind, documents aren't something you "fill in" - at most you might sign them (by way of proving that you have read and agreed/verified all the pre-printed details). – FumbleFingers …

  6. idioms - "Filled in for someone" meaning - English Language …

    Like a hole in the wall, you'd fill it in with plaster. Whether he undertook all of your duties is questionable, it depends on what skill sets he has in comparison to yours, but most likely …

  7. word choice - Job vacancies or Job openings or Job positions

    Jun 17, 2017 · Just to add a nuance: a "vacancy" just means that a position isn't filled. Sometimes a company purposely leaves a job vacant for awhile rather than rushing to fill the position. An …

  8. word choice - Shall I use "fill in" or "fill out"? - English Language ...

    May 21, 2017 · Don't know a lot about mind maps, but we generally fill out forms (completing an entire form) but fill in blank spaces (within a form). – user3169 Commented May 21, 2017 at …

  9. Is the phrase "populate with" used correctly in this context?

    Mar 18, 2023 · It is grammatical. As a transitive verb, "to populate" means to fill up, fill in or supply with people or things. "I populated my aquarium with tropical fish." This is a relatively …

  10. Meaning of within 72 hours before - English Language Learners …

    Aug 22, 2021 · If you can fill the form in 10 days before, why even have a rule? So it must mean in the 72 hours before arriving in Germany. Probably this is a form to confirm that you have …

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