Kilo Lingo

fill

/fɪl/

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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.

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This word is part of lesson 7.