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 …

Then I knew it sounds like FEE-ul. I understand that it is the L sound that makes it sound like vowel sound of hEAR. I’m still not clear of FILL. I have three pronunciation:my 3 sounds of …

Fill in means to supply something that's missing. So you fill in the blanks on a test, for example, or you can fill in a triangle with a color (change it from an outline to a solid triangle by coloring …

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, …

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 …

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 …

You fill something up with fuel, but you can't fill up fuel itself. That just makes no sense. However, you can certainly say to fill up on something, but that would mean something a little bit …

May 5, 2024 · “The aid is intended to fill the food shortage in the area”. But your example sentence is very strange, and not because of the choice of verb. In “We can X each other’s …

Jan 24, 2017 · Euphemism and connotation are tricky. Generally, if you use "fill me in" in a normal context, with normal pronunciation, and normal body language, it won't be taken to have a …

Sep 28, 2021 · My old Japanese-English dictionary (Random House, published on 1993) provides example sentences of the verb "fill" as follows: fill sand into a pail [=fill a pail with sand] バケツ …