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to fill out

to fill out

261 1.6
To write all the needed information on a form
  • phrasal verb
  • /fɪl aʊt/
  • US
translation icon : rellenar
  • Additionally, each woman was asked to fill out a demographic questionnaire and a consent form.
  • fill out a form
  • fill out a questionnaire
  • fill out an application

And what kind of what kind of doctor fills out that form?

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Examples

  • If you haven't filled out the form yet, please do so at the reception desk.

  • I just have some paperwork for you to fill out.

    The Cable Guy (1996)

  • I guess so you can fill out the form multiple times.

  • -Do you know how to fill one of these out?

    Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)

  • Um, you have to fill out one too.

    Marvin's Room (1996)

  • Last night, I went ahead and filled out one of these.

    Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013)

  • "No, what?" "I told them I wanted to fill out the birth certificate."

    Fiction book (1993)

  • And then you will be left alone to fill out the course evaluation.

  • And if you are coming and haven't filled out the form yet, please do so.

  • Also, remember when you're in a polling place, you fill out your ballot and you then deposit it directly into the ballot box.

    2000 Mules (2022)

Synonyms

to fill in
vsto fill out
  • UK
59 1.9

Write the information asked for on a form

is the same action but expressed with different wording
to make out
vsto fill out
46 3.7

To write all needed information on a form or document

is limited to completing typical forms rather than varied document types
to write out
vsto fill out
25 2.4

Put all the details on a form or paper

focuses on completing required fields rather than writing in long detail
to fill in the form
vsto fill out
  • UK
1 1.0

To complete a paper or online form by writing your personal details

is broader meaning complete the whole form by writing necessary details

Antonyms

to omit
66 3.4

Leave out something, for example a name, on purpose or by accident

How Complete

to submit
  • Formal
325 3.7
to complete
∞ 1.0
to fill out
  • US
261 1.6

Surface Forms

fill out infinitive
filled out past
filled out past participle
filling out present participle
fills out third person singular

Morphology

fill + out

The verb 'fill' (add contents) combined with the particle 'out' (to completion) gives a reasonably predictable sense of making something complete by adding information, so a learner who knows the constituents can often infer the meaning when the object is a form. However, the extension from physical filling to completing an abstract document is a metaphorical shift and the exact collocational use (fill out vs. fill in, register differences) is not fully predictable without exposure.

Etymology

Fill out comes from the simple image of writing into the empty spaces on a form until the paper is full, like you fill the sheet out. So it means 'to complete a form'.