Is fill in and fill out the same?

The appropriate expression to use with a form is “fill in” or “fill out” (even though “in” and “out” are opposites, “fill in” and “fill out” both have the same meaning).

When to use fill in and fill out?

Language points

1. Phrasal verbs. Fill out, fill in and fill up are phrasal verbs.
2. Fill up. Fill up can mean ‘make something become full’.
3. Fill out.
4. Fill in.
5. Fill in, just like fill out, can mean ‘complete a form or document’.
6. Fill in can mean ‘temporarily replace someone who is unable to do their job at that time’.

Which is correct fill in or fill up?

Fill in or fill out, if it is a form where you are providing/ supplying missing information. While in the UK , fill in works the best but if you are in US then you hear fill out too often. Whereas, fill up is used for quantity or liquid when completely filled.

Do I fill in a form or fill out?

The appropriate expression to use with a form is “fill in” or “fill out” (even though “in” and “out” are opposites, “fill in” and “fill out” both have the same meaning). So please don’t ask anyone to “fill up a form” because they will not be able to do it.

What is the difference between full and fill?

Full is an adjective, and means ‘containing a lot’: The theatre is completely full this evening. The room was full of books. Fill is a verb, and means ‘make or become full’.

What does fill you out mean?

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishfill out phrasal verb1 fill something ↔ out to write all the necessary information on an official document, form etc2 if you fill out, or your body fills out, you become slightly fatter Eric has filled out around the waist.

How do you use the word fill out?

Fill-out sentence example

1. To sign up, fill out their online application.
2. She had gained enough weight to fill out the bodice completely.
3. His eyes were dark and warm like Bianca’s, his frame just over six feet and still lanky, though he showed signs of starting to fill out .

Is a form filled in or out?

In American English, they are used interchangeably, but in British English, generally ‘fill in a form’ is used, the verb ‘fill out’ meaning ‘to expand’, in the sense of putting on weight, but rarely in the sense of completing a form.

What is filled 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.