Is It Filled Or Full?

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Filled is the past tense

of the verb “fill”. Full is an adjective. “I filled the glass, so now it is full.” In English you can often use the past tense of a verb as an adjective, so you might say “The glass is filled”, but in this case it doesn’t sound very natural.

Which is correct filled out or filled up?

“Fill up” means to make something full, generally with a liquid. … Since it cannot hold liquid, it is not appropriate to use “fill up”. The appropriate expression to use with a form is “

fill in” or “fill out”

(even though “in” and “out” are opposites, “fill in” and “fill out” both have the same meaning).

What does fill full mean?

verb (used with object), ful·filled, ful·fil·ling.

to carry out

, or bring to realization, as a prophecy or promise. to perform or do, as duty; obey or follow, as commands. to satisfy (requirements, obligations, etc.): a book that fulfills a long-felt need.

Is it filled or filed?

As nouns the difference between filling and filing

is that

filling

is anything that is used to fill something while filing is any particle that has been removed by a file or similar implement; a shaving.

Is it full of or full with?



full

of” sounds like a way to say “there were a lot of kids there” while “filled with” sounds like every available space had a child sitting/standing there. “filled with” suggests involvement of an agent or something like that while “full of” doesn’t.

What is filled out?

fill out. 1. To complete (a form, for example) by

providing required information

: carefully filled out the job application. 2. To become or make more fleshy: He filled out after age 35.

When to use fill out and fill in?

  1. Phrasal verbs. Fill out, fill in and fill up are phrasal verbs. …
  2. Fill up. Fill up can mean ‘make something become full’.
  3. Fill out. …
  4. Fill in. …
  5. Fill in, just like fill out, can mean ‘complete a form or document’.
  6. Fill in can mean ‘temporarily replace someone who is unable to do their job at that time’.

What is a good sentence for fulfill?

Examples of fulfill in a Sentence


He fulfilled his pledge to cut taxes. She failed to fulfill her obligations. The program is intended to fulfill the basic needs of children in the community

. If we could have that house, our dreams would be fulfilled.

What type of verb is filled?

[

transitive, intransitive

] to make something full of something; to become full of something fill something Please fill this glass for me. to fill a vacuum/void The school is filled to capacity. Smoke filled the room.

What does it mean to fulfill a need?


to provide something that people need

.

The bus

fulfills an important community need. Synonyms and related words. To provide something needed or missing.

Did you fill or filled?

Fill is a verb, and means ‘make or become full’. The -ed form

is filled

: Can you fill this bottle with water for me?

What is the purpose of filing?

The purpose of filing is

to locate filed documents easily

. They are readily available for use as and when needed. Documents are needed for reference purposes. They are also needed to provide legal evidence in case of disputes.

Will be filed away?

To rub against something with or as if with a file until it is smooth or gone: I filed the rough skin away with a pumice stone. The foot doctor filed away my bone spurs. 2. To file some document or other material into the appropriate place: The secretary

filed

the legal documents away.

What is another word for full of?

rife swarming bristling jammed heavy brimming pullulating bursting at the seams
chock

-full chock-full of

Is filled with meaning?

us. /fɪl/

to cause a person, place, or period of time to have a lot of something

: His childhood was filled with happiness. The kitchen is filled with the smell of fresh coffee.

What is another word for filled with?

bursting full filled

packed

crowded

crammed
brimming stuffed jammed brimful
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