fill – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of fill

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to fill in sth
Participle: filled in sth
Gerund: filling in sth

Cognates

See the 6 cognates of fill

Indicative

Present

Ifill in sth
youfill in sth
he;she;itfills in sth
wefill in sth
youfill in sth
theyfill in sth

Perfect

Ihave filled in sth
youhave filled in sth
he;she;ithas filled in sth
wehave filled in sth
youhave filled in sth
theyhave filled in sth

Past

Ifilled in sth
youfilled in sth
he;she;itfilled in sth
wefilled in sth
youfilled in sth
theyfilled in sth

Pluperfect

Ihad filled in sth
youhad filled in sth
he;she;ithad filled in sth
wehad filled in sth
youhad filled in sth
theyhad filled in sth

Future

Iwill fill in sth
youwill fill in sth
he;she;itwill fill in sth
wewill fill in sth
youwill fill in sth
theywill fill in sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have filled in sth
youwill have filled in sth
he;she;itwill have filled in sth
wewill have filled in sth
youwill have filled in sth
theywill have filled in sth

Subjunctive

Present

Ifill in sth
youfill in sth
he;she;itfill in sth
wefill in sth
youfill in sth
theyfill in sth

Perfect

Ihave filled in sth
youhave filled in sth
he;she;ithave filled in sth
wehave filled in sth
youhave filled in sth
theyhave filled in sth

Imperfect

Ifilled in sth
youfilled in sth
he;she;itfilled in sth
wefilled in sth
youfilled in sth
theyfilled in sth

Pluperfect

Ihad filled in sth
youhad filled in sth
he;she;ithad filled in sth
wehad filled in sth
youhad filled in sth
theyhad filled in sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould fill in sth
youwould fill in sth
he;she;itwould fill in sth
wewould fill in sth
youwould fill in sth
theywould fill in sth

Perfect

Iwould have filled in sth
youwould have filled in sth
he;she;itwould have filled in sth
wewould have filled in sth
youwould have filled in sth
theywould have filled in sth

Imperative

youfill in sth
weLet's fill in sth
youfill in sth

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam filling in sth
youare filling in sth
he;she;itis filling in sth
weare filling in sth
youare filling in sth
theyare filling in sth

Perfect

Ihave been filling in sth
youhave been filling in sth
he;she;ithas been filling in sth
wehave been filling in sth
youhave been filling in sth
theyhave been filling in sth

Past

Iwas filling in sth
youwere filling in sth
he;she;itwas filling in sth
wewere filling in sth
youwere filling in sth
theywere filling in sth

Pluperfect

Ihad been filling in sth
youhad been filling in sth
he;she;ithad been filling in sth
wehad been filling in sth
youhad been filling in sth
theyhad been filling in sth

Future

Iwill be filling in sth
youwill be filling in sth
he;she;itwill be filling in sth
wewill be filling in sth
youwill be filling in sth
theywill be filling in sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have been filling in sth
youwill have been filling in sth
he;she;itwill have been filling in sth
wewill have been filling in sth
youwill have been filling in sth
theywill have been filling in sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould be filling in sth
youwould be filling in sth
he;she;itwould be filling in sth
wewould be filling in sth
youwould be filling in sth
theywould be filling in sth

Perfect

Iwould have been filling in sth
youwould have been filling in sth
he;she;itwould have been filling in sth
wewould have been filling in sth
youwould have been filling in sth
theywould have been filling in sth

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'fill'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'fill'

bill, dill, fall, fell, file, filk, film, frill, full, gill,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

have sexual intercourse with a female
copulate with
supply
execute, discharge, perform, fulfil
occupy
pervade, permeate, distend, overflow
choose
find, appoint, name, elect, nominate

Antonyms

supply
exhaust, expend, consume, waste
choose
reject, discard, dismiss

Additional Information

Etymology

1. O.E. fyllan, from P.Gmc. *fullijan (cf. O.S. fulljan, O.N. fylla, O.Fris. fella, Du. vullen, Ger. füllen "to fill"), a derivative of adj. *fullaz "full." The related noun meaning "a full supply" is M.E. fille, from O.E. fylle. To fill the bill (1882) was originally U.S. theatrical slang, in reference to a star whose name would be the only one on a show's poster.
2. From Middle English fillen, fullen, from Old English fyllan (“to fill, fill up, replenish, satisfy; complete, fulfill”), from Proto-West Germanic *fullijan, from Proto-Germanic *fullijaną (“to make full, fill”), from *fullaz (“full”), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (“full”).
3. Cognate with Scots fill (“to fill”), West Frisian folje (“to fill”), Low German füllen (“to fill”), Dutch vullen (“to fill”), German füllen (“to fill”), Danish fylde (“to fill”), Swedish fylla (“to fill”), Norwegian fylle (“to fill”), Icelandic fylla (“to fill”) and Latin plenus (“full”) See: Middle English 'fillen', Old English 'fyllan', Proto-Germanic '*fullijaną', Low Saxon 'füllen', Dutch 'vullen', German, old spelling 'füllen', Danish 'fylde', Swedish 'fylla', Icelandic 'fylla'.

Verbs referencing "fill"

German, Pennsylvania fille, German, old spelling füllen, Low Saxon füllen, Swedish fylla, Danish fylde, Luxembourgish fëllen, Sanskrit पृणाति, Cimbrian vüllan.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] I have already made allusion, has depicted in the same great work, a chamber of almost interminable perspective, furnished, as Mr. Robins would say, in a style of more than Eastern splendour, and filled (but not inconveniently so ) with groups of ladies and gentlemen, in the very highest state of enjoyment and vivacity. Before descending into the bowels of the ship, we had passed from the deck [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] wharf, gazing with a kind of ‘dread delight ’ on the far-famed fast American steamer; and one party of men were ‘taking in the milk, ’ or, in other words, getting the cow on board; and another were filling the icehouses to the very throat with fresh provisions; with butchers’-meat and garden-stuff, pale sucking-pigs, calves ’ heads in scores, beef, veal, and pork, and poultry out of all proportion; [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] the melancholy sighing of the wind through block, and rope, and chain; the gleaming forth of light from every crevice, nook, and tiny piece of glass about the decks, as though the ship were filled with fire in hiding, ready to burst through any outlet, wild with its resistless power of death and ruin. At first, too, and even when the hour, and all the objects it exalts, have come to be [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • The room was soon filled with a motley assemblage, from the old gray-headed patriarch of eighty, to the young girl and lad of fifteen. A little harmless gossip ensued on various themes, such as where old Aunt Sally got her [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] the narrow channel which swept round the bend was full of ice, piled one cake over another, thus forming a temporary barrier to the descending ice, which lodged, and formed a great, undulating raft, filling up the whole river, and extending almost to the Kentucky shore. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • The great difference in appearance between these packets and ours, is, that there is so much of them out of the water: the main-deck being enclosed on all sides, and filled with casks and goods, like any second or third floor in a stack of warehouses; and the promenade or hurricane-deck being a-top of that again. A part of the machinery is always above this deck; [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • The terrible crowd with which these halls and galleries were filled, so shocked me, that I abridged my stay within the shortest limits, and declined to see that portion of the building in which the refractory and violent were under closer restraint. I have no doubt [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] a comic actor of great quiet humour and originality, who is well remembered and esteemed by London playgoers. I am happy to report of this deserving gentleman, that his benches are usually well filled, and that his theatre rings with merriment every night. I had almost forgotten a small summer theatre, called Niblo 's, with gardens and open air amusements attached; but I believe it is not exempt [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] The institution exists, perhaps, in its least repulsive and most mitigated form in such a town as this; but it is slavery; and though I was, with respect to it, an innocent man, its presence filled me with a sense of shame and self-reproach. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] drying, packing in casks, and branding. All the tobacco thus dealt with, was in course of manufacture for chewing; and one would have supposed there was enough in that one storehouse to have filled even the comprehensive jaws of America. In this form, the weed looks like the oil-cake on which we fatten cattle; and even without reference to its consequences, is sufficiently uninviting. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • "Slips away in love's embrace" " Only you fill my heart for infinity " " Your name is Miss Nobility " (Magudam)