Elementary ๐Ÿ’ฌ Idioms & Phrasal Verbs ยท #14 of 182

Phrasal Verb: Fill In

to complete a form

Examples

  • Fill in this form.

Key rules

  • Fill in means complete a form or temporarily replace someone
  • It is separable: fill in the form or fill the form in
  • With a pronoun, the pronoun goes in the middle: fill it in
  • In American English, "fill out" is more common for forms

Common mistakes

  • Fill up the form โ†’ Fill in the form
๐Ÿ’ก Tip: "Fill up" means make something completely full, which is a different meaning.

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