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21 May 2016
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What is the difference between fill in and fill out ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between fill in and fill out ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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- English (UK)
- Simplified Chinese (China)
- English (US)
fill in
1. To write information in (a blank space, as on a form).
2. To write in (information) in a blank space.
3. Informal To provide with information that is essential or newly acquired: I wasn't there—would you fill me in?
4. To act as a substitute; stand in: an understudy who filled in at the last minute.
fill out
1. To complete (a form, for example) by providing required information: carefully filled out the job application.
2. To become or make more fleshy: He filled out after age 35.
- Korean
- English (UK)
To me fill in or fill out are basically the same. Like fill in a form or fill out a form means the same thing. However, there is an exception. You can't fill in a dress but you can fill out a dress.
- Korean
@contactdaani what does ‘fill out a dress’ mean?
- English (UK)
- Korean
@contactdaani I understand! Thank you ☺️
- English (US) Near fluent
- Malay
They are the same when talking about filling in/out forms, documents, papers, worksheets, etc. However, to "fill in for someone" is to do a job for them until they come back. You could say, "Can you fill in for me while I'm gone?" You could not use "fill out" in this expression.
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