verb

fill

Translation

to fill, to complete, to occupy

Please fill the glass with water.

You need to fill in this form.

You need to fill out this form.

We need to fill the vacant position.

The dentist will fill my tooth.

((sth.)) ((with sth.)) to make (sth.) full with (sth.) Please fill the glass with water.

((sth.)) to complete a document You need to fill out this form.

((sth.)) to appoint someone to a role We need to fill the vacant position.

((sth.)) to put a substance into a hole in sth. The dentist will fill my tooth.

Synonyms: pack, stuff, load; Antonyms: empty, drain

From Old English 'fyllan', related to 'full'.

When you 'fill' something, you make it 'full'. The two words are closely related.