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Alcohol doesn't console, it doesn't fill up anyone's psychological gaps, all it replaces is the lack of God. It doesn't comfort man. On the contrary, it encourages him in his folly, it transports him to the supreme regions where he is master of his own destiny.
Marguerite Duras

Meaning of "fill up" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FILL UP

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FILL UP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fill up is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb fill up in English.

WHAT DOES FILL UP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of fill up in the English dictionary

The definition of fill up in the dictionary is to complete. Other definition of fill up is to make or become completely full.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FILL UP

PRESENT

Present
I fill up
you fill up
he/she/it fills up
we fill up
you fill up
they fill up
Present continuous
I am filling up
you are filling up
he/she/it is filling up
we are filling up
you are filling up
they are filling up
Present perfect
I have filled up
you have filled up
he/she/it has filled up
we have filled up
you have filled up
they have filled up
Present perfect continuous
I have been filling up
you have been filling up
he/she/it has been filling up
we have been filling up
you have been filling up
they have been filling up
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I filled up
you filled up
he/she/it filled up
we filled up
you filled up
they filled up
Past continuous
I was filling up
you were filling up
he/she/it was filling up
we were filling up
you were filling up
they were filling up
Past perfect
I had filled up
you had filled up
he/she/it had filled up
we had filled up
you had filled up
they had filled up
Past perfect continuous
I had been filling up
you had been filling up
he/she/it had been filling up
we had been filling up
you had been filling up
they had been filling up
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will fill up
you will fill up
he/she/it will fill up
we will fill up
you will fill up
they will fill up
Future continuous
I will be filling up
you will be filling up
he/she/it will be filling up
we will be filling up
you will be filling up
they will be filling up
Future perfect
I will have filled up
you will have filled up
he/she/it will have filled up
we will have filled up
you will have filled up
they will have filled up
Future perfect continuous
I will have been filling up
you will have been filling up
he/she/it will have been filling up
we will have been filling up
you will have been filling up
they will have been filling up
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would fill up
you would fill up
he/she/it would fill up
we would fill up
you would fill up
they would fill up
Conditional continuous
I would be filling up
you would be filling up
he/she/it would be filling up
we would be filling up
you would be filling up
they would be filling up
Conditional perfect
I would have fill up
you would have fill up
he/she/it would have fill up
we would have fill up
you would have fill up
they would have fill up
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been filling up
you would have been filling up
he/she/it would have been filling up
we would have been filling up
you would have been filling up
they would have been filling up
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you fill up
we let´s fill up
you fill up
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to fill up
Past participle
filled up
Present Participle
filling up
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FILL UP

fill
fill away
fill her tins
fill in
fill light
fill out
fill the bill
fill your boots
fill-in
fill-up
fillable
fillagree
fille
fille de joie
filled
filled gold
filler
filler cap
filler metal
filles de joie

WORDS THAT END LIKE FILL UP

bail up
boil up
call up
curl up
doll up
foul up
full up
haul up
nail up
pal up
pull up
roll up
sell up

Synonyms and antonyms of fill up in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fill up» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FILL UP

Find out the translation of fill up to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fill up from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fill up» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

填补
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

llenar
570 millions of speakers

English

fill up
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भरने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يَـمْلُأ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

заполнять
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

completar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পূরণ করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

faire le plein
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

penuhkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

auffüllen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

記入する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

채우다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Isi munggah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đổ đầy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிரப்பவும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भरणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

doldur
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

colmare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wypełnić
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

наповнювати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

a umple până la refuz
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γεμίζω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vul
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tanka
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fylle opp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fill up

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FILL UP»

The term «fill up» is very widely used and occupies the 22.751 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FILL UP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fill up» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fill up» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fill up

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10 QUOTES WITH «FILL UP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fill up.
1
Anita Baker
I would make far more money if every song were my own, but I don't write to fill up the album with my songs.
2
Maria Bartiromo
If you or me go to the gas station to fill up our car and it costs us much more than we expected, it will zap our discretionary income. We won't have the extra money to buy that washing machine or new winter coat-all big ticket items that are important to economic growth.
3
James Blake
It really surprises me that people in this day and age still write such busy music and fill up every space with layer upon layer of sound... it's like musical landfill.
4
David Brainerd
When you cease from labour, fill up your time in reading, meditation, and prayer: and while your hands are labouring, let your heart be employed, as much as possible, in divine thoughts.
5
Steve Carell
I don't think of myself as funny - I don't fill up a room with my humor... I would fail miserably as a stand-up comedian.
6
Patsy Cline
If I made a list of the people I admire, Mom would probably fill up half of it. She could do anything and everything.
7
Evan Davis
Most people hugely underestimate the amount of 'empty space' we have in our country. Fly over the U.K., and you see that human settlement does not fill up the U.K. at all. It accounts for something of the order of 15 per cent of the landmass.
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Marguerite Duras
Alcohol doesn't console, it doesn't fill up anyone's psychological gaps, all it replaces is the lack of God. It doesn't comfort man. On the contrary, it encourages him in his folly, it transports him to the supreme regions where he is master of his own destiny.
9
Judd Gregg
I think, like everybody else in New Hampshire, when I pull up to fill up my car and I pay $50, I get upset. And I'm wondering if these prices are legitimate.
10
William Gurnall
Men are what they see and judge; though some do not fill up their light, yet none go beyond it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FILL UP»

Discover the use of fill up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fill up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Fill Up to Slim Down
This guide demonstrates how to satisfy hunger on fewer categories by eating specific foods that help dieters rein in their appetite. The program is based on eating three meals and three snacks a day and exercising.
Edward B. Diethrich, Jyl Steinback, 2005
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Pretty Little Things to Fill Up the Void
Pretty Little Things to Fill Up the Void is the story of four characters and their constantly-intertwining lives as they search for meaning and purpose in a place that seems to deny either: Elisabeth Afterlife, a renegade documentarist, ...
Simon Logan, 2007
3
Sap Sales And Distribution Certification
Ashok Faujdar. Consignment Fill-up Consignment fill-up order is entered in the system when the goods are to be dispatched for the customer. In this process the stock is transferred from unrestricted stock to customer consignment stock.
Ashok Faujdar, 2008
4
Walk Off Weight Quick & Easy Cookbook: 150 Delicious Recipes ...
A cookbook designed to complement the walking fitness program in Walk Off Weight features dozens of full-flavored recipes that can be incorporated into an individualized nutritional plan. 20,000 first printing.
Heidi McIndoo, the Editors of Prevention Magazine, 2011
5
Fill 'er Up!
New Orleans drivers clearly preferred to fill up in the evening. Note how the station blends in with neighboring buildings. Author collection two. The modifications were more practical than aesthetic. The pitched roof prevented the accumulation ...
Tim Russell
6
Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine
Like a plain-speaking soldier has Wellington spoke, " Ere the Crown shall go down there are crowns to be broke ; Ere we give up the game we must have a new deal, So stand fast with me round the hanner of Peel." Then fill up your cup, and ...
7
An Introduction to Airline Economics
It is important to distinguish between fill-up (also called consecutive) cabotage, where the flight must have come in from or be destined to a foreign point, and full or unrestricted cabotage, where a foreign airline could operate between two ...
William E. O'Connor, 2001
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The Ultimate Phrasal Verb Book
2. fill ... up (on) p.v. When you fill up or fill up on something, you eat so much that you are no longer hungry and cannot eat any more. Don't fill up on salad — you won't have any room for dinner. I filled up on candy and was really sick about an  ...
Carl W. Hart, 1999
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Proteome Research: Two-Dimensional Gel Electrophoresis and ...
To make 500 ml, dissolve 145.5 g acrylamide and 4.5 g methylenebisacrylamide in deionized water and fill up to 500 ml. Add 1 g Serdolit MB-1, stir for 10 min and filter. The solution can be stored for up to 2 weeks in a refrigerator. • Stacking ...
T. Rabilloud, 2000
10
Poetical works
"Come fill up my cup, come fill up my can, Come saddle your horses, and call up your men ; Come open the West Port, and let me Rang free, And it's room for the bonnets of Bonny Dundee !" Dundee he is mounted, he rides up the street, The ...
Sir Walter Scott, 1838

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FILL UP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fill up is used in the context of the following news items.
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T in the Park: Watch Slam Tent fill up in 30 seconds
THE Slam Tent, a T in the Park institution, yesterday surpassed its reputation as one of the country's most formidable music arenas as revellers ... «Scotsman, Jul 15»
2
Athene looking to fill up to 75 jobs at Tuesday fair
Athene will hold a job fair Tuesday as it seeks to fill between 50 and 75 open positions over the next three months. Most of the openings are in ... «DesMoinesRegister.com, Jul 15»
3
Lake J.B. Thomas Historical Fill Up
Tucked away in West Texas, Lake J.B. Thomas was on the main sources of water for West Texas as well as a place for recreational activities. «NewsWest9.com, Jul 15»
4
Follow Reagan's example, and fill up America's highway fund
Can you name the U.S. president who raised taxes during a recession to fund increased infrastructure investment? Must be a real liberal, right? «Washington Post, Jul 15»
5
Summertime swing: Georgia golfers fill up summers with tournaments
Georgia's Zach Healy during the third round of the NCAA Championships at Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Fla., on Sunday, May 31, 2015 ... «Red and Black, Jul 15»
6
Keithley's Korner: Ginny Mac and the Gypsy Playboys promise to fill
"We're hoping to fill up the dance floor this Saturday night as well." Ginny and Glen are originally from Ft. Worth, Texas. She knew that her ... «Ruidoso News, Jul 15»
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Drivers fill up on 'Brewtroluem' a beer-based biofuel
New Zealand drivers can now fill up their cars with a biofuel made from beer by-products. Brewtroleum is, its makers say, cleaner than normal ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
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Need gas? Don't fill up in Yahk
There is a little place in the Southern BC Interior, about halfway between Creston and Cranbrook on Highway Three, named Yahk. It is one of ... «Energeticcity.ca, Jul 15»
9
FILL UP: Cheapest petrol prices around south Essex
GETTING the best deal when you head to the petrol pump is a challenge so we've put together a list of the best places to fill up this week ... «Echo, Jul 15»
10
College admissions: Seats fill up fast on Day 2
CHANDIGARH: With the first round of counselling coming to an end on Tuesday, students vying for admission in government colleges here ... «Times of India, Jul 15»

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