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to fill in the form

to fill in the form

1 1.0
To complete a paper or online form by writing your personal details
  • phrasal verb
  • UK
translation icon : rellenar el formulario
  • Skippy, he filled in the form to request a new one, but we said let's just put Jack Socks of life on the form and see if it works.

So to vote by post, what essentially happens is you simply fill in the form and your ballot papers arrive.

Examples

  • If you believe you are eligible to make a claim, just go to LCDclass.com and fill in the form.

    Blog text (20)

  • All you have to do is click Claim My Copy Now! and fill in the form.

    Blog text (31)

  • - Fine, fill in the form.

    Blue Fire Lady (1977)

  • After a few telephone calls, I filled in the forms myself to save time and cut my phone bill.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • So to vote by post, what essentially happens is you simply fill in the form and your ballot papers arrive.

    Liam Tuffs

  • Corner pop-ups that don't interrupt what I'm trying to read, however, are great. I often fill in the form after I finish reading what I came for in the first place.

    Blog text (34)

  • To join the club, please fill in the form with your details and submit it.

  • In order to receive the special offer, you must fill in the form completely.

  • If you wish to apply for the scholarship, ensure you fill in the form correctly.

Synonyms

to enter
vsto fill in the form
267 1.4

To put information into a form or computer

focuses specifically on completing a form by placing information into its spaces
to fill out
vsto fill in the form
  • US
261 1.6

To write all the needed information on a form

is identical in meaning but used as a full phrase including the object
to fill in
vsto fill in the form
  • UK
59 1.9

Write the information asked for on a form

is about completing a form by entering information into specific spaces
to make out
vsto fill in the form
46 3.7

To write all needed information on a form or document

is specific to completing a form by entering information into its spaces
to autofill
vsto fill in the form
  • Specialized
3.6

To automatically fill a form field with saved information

requires manually entering each required piece into the appropriate spaces

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 in the form
  • UK
1 1.0

Surface Forms

fill in the form infinitive
filled in the form past
filled in the form past participle
filling in the form present participle
fills in the form third person singular

Morphology

fill + in + the + form

The meaning 'to complete a form by entering the necessary information' is directly derivable from combining 'fill' (to make full) + 'in' (into/inside) with 'form' (a document with spaces). This is a literal, common verb+particle construction with clear compositional logic and cross-linguistic parallels, so a B1 learner who knows the parts will likely understand it.

Etymology

The phrase fill in the form comes from the simple image of using a pen to fill empty spaces on a paper form. You are literally putting your answers into the blanks, so it means 'to complete a form by entering the required information'.