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Fill in

Meaning in office & administration, with examples

phrasal verbCore term

In office & administration, fill in means: To complete a form or document by writing the required information in the empty spaces.

In Turkish: doldurmak, eksik yerleri tamamlamak

How it is used

Fill in is more British and fill out more American; both are understood everywhere. Written instructions often use the formal complete. Fill in also means to do someone's job for a short time ("I'm filling in for Selin this week") and to tell someone what they missed ("fill me in").

Example sentences

  1. Could you fill in this visitor form and sign at the bottom?

  2. I missed the meeting. Can you fill me in on what was decided?

Common collocations

  • fill in a form
  • fill in the details
  • fill in for someone
  • fill someone in
  • formA document with spaces where you write or type information, used to apply for something, request something or record details in a standard way.
  • paperworkThe forms, letters, records and other documents that must be prepared, completed or checked as part of a job or process.
  • documentA piece of written, printed or electronic material that gives information or official proof of something, such as a contract, report or certificate.
  • sign inTo write your name, or register electronically, when you arrive at a building, so there is a record of who is on site.

This word in other fields

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