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FILLED

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• FILLED (adjective)
The adjective FILLED has 3 senses:

1. (usually followed by 'with' or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
2. of purchase orders that have been filled
3. (of time) taken up

Familiarity information: FILLED used as an adjective is uncommon.

• FILLED (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

(usually followed by 'with' or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

Context examples:

theirs was a house filled with laughter / a large hall filled with rows of desks / fog-filled air

Similar:

full (containing as much or as many as is possible or normal)

Domain usage:

combining form (a bound form used only in compounds)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Of purchase orders that have been filled

Classified under:

Participial adjectives

Antonym:

unfilled (of purchase orders that have not been filled)

Participle:

fill (fill or meet a want or need)

Sense 3

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Meaning:

(of time) taken up

Context example:

well-filled hours

Similar:

occupied (held or filled or in use)

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(English proverb)
"Who travels will also get tired."
(Albanian proverb)
"The best place in the world is on the back of a horse, and the best thing to do in time is to read a book."
(Arabic proverb)
"Not shooting means always missing"
(Dutch proverb)

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Definition of full
Pronunciation of combining form
Definition of fill
Pronunciation of unfilled

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