filled
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
How often you will meet it
Rank 672 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 28,441 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.014% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adjective
- (usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with theirs was a house filled with laughtera large hall filled with rows of desks
- of purchase orders that have been filled
- (of time) taken up well-filled hours
filled in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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A vague suspicion of everyone and everything filled my mind.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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At these words Jasmine rushed out of the room and Poppy's round eyes filled with tears.
The Palace Beautiful: A Story for Girls · L. T. Meade · Chapter 1
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He hath filled the hungry with good things: and the rich he hath sent empty away.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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And then and there John's heart was filled with a wild and unreasonable yearning for this boy's friendship.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1
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The house was full of people; the yard was filled with gay dresses and men gathered to see the parade.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1