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# fill

verb (fill, fills, filled, filling); noun (your fill)

«fill» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To fill is to put in as much as something can hold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fill/#m1)
2. To fill is to become full: «The room filled with people». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fill/#m2)
3. To fill in a form or a gap is to write what is missing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fill/#m3)
4. To fill up means to make completely full. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fill/#m4)

### In the lessons

to make boxes or bags full: number of full boxes is N ÷ K; «fills N jars with K each» is N × K; «fill in the blanks» means write the missing words or numbers; phrases: «fill up», «fill in», «filled with», «fill a gap»

### Examples

- How many boxes can Ben fill? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fill/#x1)
- Anna fills 3 jars with 8 sweets each. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fill/#x2)
- 20 pencils fill 4 boxes equally. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fill/#x3)
- Fill the bucket with sand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fill/#x4)
- Fill in the missing numbers: 2, 4, \_, 8. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fill/#x5)
- The stadium filled with fans. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fill/#x6)
- Fill in your name and age on the form. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fill/#x7)
- The bath takes 10 minutes to fill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fill/#x8)
- Then he filled the cup again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fill/#x9)

### Note

Number of full boxes is N ÷ K, without the remainder. «fills N jars with K each» is N × K. Trap: «how many more to fill it» is the size of the jar minus what is already in it.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Tradition says the glory of God "filled" the Tabernacle so that even Moses could not enter. The word also marks the world growing "full" of violence before the Flood. In the primary lessons: to make boxes or bags full: number of full boxes is N ÷ K; «fills N jars with K each» is N × K; «fill in the blanks» means write the missing words or numbers; phrases: «fill up», «fill in», «filled with», «fill a gap»

### Examples

- And the earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. (Torah GEN.6.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fill/#x1)
- Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. (Torah EXO.40.34, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fill/#x2)
- And Jacob said unto Laban: 'Give me my wife, for my days are filled, that I may go in unto her.' (Torah GEN.29.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fill/#x3)
- Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD. (Prophets JER.23.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fill/#x4)
- Or with princes that had gold, who filled their houses with silver; (Writings JOB.3.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fill/#x5)
- Till He fill thy mouth with laughter, and thy lips with shouting. (Writings JOB.8.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fill/#x6)

### Note

Number of full boxes is N ÷ K, without the remainder. «fills N jars with K each» is N × K. Trap: «how many more to fill it» is the size of the jar minus what is already in it.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «fill» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fill/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fill» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fill.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «fill» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fill/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fill» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/fill.html) on Mova free.