fill
pronunciation
How to pronounce fill in British English:
UK [fɪl]
How to pronounce fill in American English:
US [fɪl]
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- Noun:
- a quantity sufficient to satisfy
- any material that fills a space or container
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- Verb:
- make full, also in a metaphorical sense
- become full
- occupy the whole of
- assume, as of positions or roles
- fill or meet a want or need
- appoint someone to (a position or a job)
- eat until one is sated
- fill to satisfaction
- plug with a substance
Word Origin
- fill
- fill: [OE] Fill originated in prehistoric Germanic times as a derivative of the adjective *fullaz ‘full’, source of modern English full. This was *fulljan, which produced German füllen, Dutch vullen, Swedish fylla, Danish fylde, and English fill.=> full
- fill (v.)
- Old English fyllan "to fill, make full, fill up, replenish, satisfy; complete, fulfill," from Proto-Germanic *fulljan "to fill" (cognates: Old Saxon fulljan, Old Norse fylla, Old Frisian fella, Dutch vullen, German füllen, Gothic fulljan "to fill, make full"), a derivative of adjective *fullaz "full" (see full (adj.)). Related: Filled. To fill the bill (1882) originally was U.S. theatrical slang, in reference to a star of such magnitude his or her name would be the only one on a show's poster. To fill out "write in required matter" is recorded from 1880.
- fill (n.)
- mid-13c., fille, "a full supply," from Old English fyllu "fullness, 'fill,' feast, satiety," from Proto-Germanic *full-ino- "fullness" (cognates: Old High German fulli, German Fülle, Old Norse fyllr), noun of state from *fullaz "full" (see full (adj.)). Meaning "extra material in music" is from 1934.
Example
- 1. Pilotless drones can help fill the gap .
- 2. Now you can fill one tank while draining another .
- 3. What can fill that space of empty-headed browsing ?
- 4. He will fill your heart with godly thoughts and goals .
- 5. A beautiful young nurse asked him to fill forms .