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fill out

/fɪl ˈaʊt/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.63 in modern English

Syllables
fil-l out
IPA
/fɪl ˈaʊt/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To complete a form or questionnaire with requested information.

Transitive verb

verb

To have one's physique expand with maturity or with surplus weight.

Intransitive verb

verb

To fill up; to make full.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fill, out.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

fills out (present, singular) filling out (participle, present) filled out (participle, past) filled out (past)

Synonyms

complete fill in populate round flesh out round out make out fatten fat plump plump out fatten out

Rhymes With

about out take out without set about term out throughout doubt peter out route knock about shout

Questions

How do you pronounce fill out?
The recorded pronunciation is /fɪl ˈaʊt/.
What does fill out mean?
To complete a form or questionnaire with requested information.
Where does fill out come 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.

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