fill out
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fill out
- /fɪl ˈaʊt/
Rhymes with -aʊt
Where it comes from
In the sense of to complete a form, originally attested in American English; possibly as a calque of German ausfüllen. Later spread to British English, where it now competes with the traditional expression fill in.
verb fills out · filling out · filled out
- To complete a form or questionnaire with requested information. Please fill out this application if you are interested in the job.
- To have one's physique expand with maturity or with surplus weight. He began to fill out once he started college.
- To fill up; to make full. The other lady, […] filling out a very large glass of wine, advised, and at last prevailed with her to drink it.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fill, out.
Translations
Every language
verb to complete a form
| Español | rellenar, cumplimentar, requisitar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 기입하다 giiphada |
| 日本語 | 書き込む kakikomu, 記入する kinyū suru, 埋める umeru |
| 中文 | 填 tián, 填寫 /填写 tiánxiě, 記入 /记入 jìrù |
| हिन्दी | भरना bharnā |
| Kiswahili | jaza |
| Português | preencher |
| Français | remplir, compléter |
| Deutsch | ausfüllen, eintragen |
| Italiano | compilare |
| Ελληνικά | συμπληρώνω sympliróno |
| Русский | заполня́ть zapolnjátʹ, запо́лнить zapólnitʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | điền vào, ghi vào |
| العربية | مَلَأَ malaʔa |
| עברית | הִשְׁלִים hishlím |
verb to have one's physique expand
| Português | encorpar |
|---|---|
| Français | se fortifier, forcir, empâter |
| Deutsch | zulegen, zunehmen |
| Italiano | ingrassare, riempirsi |
| Русский | расширя́ться rasširjátʹsja, расши́риться rasšíritʹsja |
| עברית | הִתְמַלֵּא hitmalé |
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