Words / A2

FIL/fɪl/

Fill means make something full: fill a bottle, fill the kettle, fill a suitcase. Fill in (British) a form means write the answers; American English often says fill out. Fill up is for a tank or a plate. Full is the adjective (the bag is full). Do not write feel when you mean fill.

Meaning

To make something full, or to put something into a space.

Examples

• “Please fill the bottle with water.”
• “Fill in your name at the top of the form.”
• “The waiting room filled with passengers.”

Good to know

fill a bottle. British: fill in a form (US: fill out). Adjective: full.

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