fill
/fɪl/
#347 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
To put enough of something into a space so there is no more room.
Word origin
From Old English fyllan, meaning to make full.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- fyllan
Grammar
Verb typeregular (fill, fills, filled, filled)
Examples
Please .
"Fill" means to put enough into a space so it is full.
bottle .
"Fills" is the form used with he, she, or it.
box .
"Filled" is the past form of "fill".
When you fill something, you put enough into it so that it is full and has no more space. We fill a cup with water or fill a bag with food from the shop.
Add to review queue
Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.
Go to my review queueThis word is part of lesson 7.