fill in

verb

  1. 1

    supply with information on a specific topic

    He filled me in on the latest developments

  2. 2

    write all the required information onto a form

    fill out this questionnaire, please!

    make out a form

  3. 3

    represent the effect of shade or shadow on

  4. 4

    be a substitute

    The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague

    The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet

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