Filled
/fɪld/
Definitions
3 meaningsTo make something full; to occupy all the available space in something.
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To put something in a container or space so that it becomes full.
He filled the bucket with sand.
💡 Simply: Imagine you have an empty jar and you're adding candy to it until there's no more room. That's filling!
👶 For kids: To put stuff into something until it's full.
More Examples
The store filled its shelves with new products.
I filled my lungs with fresh air.
How It's Used
"She filled the glass with water."
"The workers filled the pothole with asphalt."
To occupy a role, position, or space.
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To occupy (a position or role).
He filled the role perfectly.
💡 Simply: When someone takes over a job or a role, like being the boss. They're 'filling' that position.
👶 For kids: To take a job or be in charge of something.
More Examples
They filled the vacancies after the layoffs.
She filled in for the absent teacher.
How It's Used
"She filled the position of CEO after the retirement."
"He filled the role of center forward."
Being full or supplied with something; occupied.
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Full or supplied with something.
The house was filled with music.
💡 Simply: If something has a lot of things in it, it's 'filled'. Like a treasure chest filled with gold!
👶 For kids: Having a lot of something inside.
More Examples
Her heart was filled with joy.
The bag was filled with groceries.
How It's Used
"The room was filled with laughter."
"A filled sandwich."
Idioms & expressions
fill someone's shoes
To take over a role or position, especially after someone else has left.
"It will be hard to fill his shoes as head of the department."
fill in the blanks
To provide missing information or details to complete something.
"Can you fill in the blanks on this application form?"
fill someone in
To give someone the information that they need.
"Can you fill me in on what happened at the meeting?"
From Middle English fillen, fulen, from Old English fyllan (“to fill, replenish, satisfy”), from Proto-Germanic *fullijaną (“to fill”), from *fullaz (“full”).
The word 'fill' and its past tense forms have been used in English for centuries, reflecting a fundamental concept of making something full or occupied.