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Originally Posted by moonwalker Thank you all for replying to my questions. :)
I have looked up the phrase in a dictionary.
fill in : phrasal verb
[transitive] to add information such as your name or address in the empty spaces on an official document: FILL OUT:
Please fill in your name and address in the space provided.
I spent over two hours filling in the application form.
Fill in the missing words.
fillout : phrasal verb
[transitive] to add information such as your name or address in the empty spaces on an official document: FILL IN:
It took a long time to fill out the application form.
Macmillan Publishers Ltd. 2002
I think both fill out a form" and "fill in a form" are right.
I believe the question above has two answers.
Have a nice day! :D |
I agree with ggomad. :D In addition,
Fill in means, to add X to Y, whereas
fill out means, to complete Y by adding in X.
Fill in (the blanks) on the form; fill out (i.e. complete) the form.
EX: Please
fill in your name and address
in the space provided.
EX: I spent over two hours
filling in the (
blanks on the) application form.
EX:
Fill in the missing words
in the blanks.
EX: She is
filling him
in (i.e. Idiom: She's giving him information; she's
adding in what he doesn't know).
EX: It took a long time to
fill out (i.e. complete) the application form.
EX: She
fills out a sweater well. (i.e. Idiom: She completes the sweater's shape)
All the best, :D