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fill

n. uncountable
A1 Beginner Oxford US //ˈfɪɫ// UK //fˈɪl// fill General-service Slang Vulgar

n. an amount of something that is enough to satisfy you. You use it when you have had as much as you can handle or want.

n. an amount of something that satisfies a person's appetite or desire. Often used in idiomatic constructions to indicate reaching a limit of tolerance or consumption.


SIMPLE

I have had my fill of this cold weather.

CONTEXTUAL

After three hours at the all-you-can-eat buffet, he had finally had his fill of sushi.

COMPLEX

The documentary provides a fascinating look at the era, and history buffs will certainly get their fill of archival footage and expert interviews.

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Etymology 1

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”). 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”)

Etymology 2

From Middle English fille, vülle, fülle, from Old English fyllu, from Proto-West Germanic fullī, from Proto-Germanic fullį̄ (“fullness”). Cognate with German Fülle.

Etymology 3

See thill.

Usage

Almost always used in the singular form and preceded by a possessive adjective like 'my', 'your', or 'their'.

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