Complete Definition of "fill in"

English

Verb
en-verb|inf=fill in|fills in|filling in|filled in|filled in

  1. transitive To fill; to replace material that is absent or has been removed.

#:After you're done laying the pipe, fill in the trench.

  1. transitive idiom To inform somebody, especially to supply someone missing or missed information.

#:If you know anything about this, maybe you can fill me in.

  1. intransitive idiom To substitute for somebody or something.

#:He can't go on vacation very often because there is nobody to fill in for him.

Translations
trans-top|To fill; to replace material that is absent or has been removed
Finnish: täyttää
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trans-top|To inform somebody, especially to supply someone missing or missed information
Finnish: saattaa ajan tasalle
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trans-top|To substitute for somebody or something
Finnish: tuurata, toimia sijainen|sijaisena
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fr:fill in

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