fill
verb (used with object)
to make full; put as much as can be held into.
filled
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past participleof fill.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof fill.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
fillverb (used with object)to make full; put as much as can be held into.
Example Sentences
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Endless workout videos making impossible promises filled her feeds.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
The narrow stairway was filled with the heavy whirring of gears and joints as the robots steadily lurched upward.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
With Doncic and Austin Reaves playing together only once in the first four games, Grimes has filled a larger ballhandling role than he might have if the Lakers were at full strength.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
The capital markets filled much of the gap.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Sound seems to ring and the very air seems to be filled with diamonds when ice crystals form.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
