Fill in the blanks Meaning in English

expression

US

FIL-in-thuh-BLANKS

UK

FIL-in-thuh-BLANKS

التعريف

A common instruction asking you to write the missing words or information in the empty spaces of a text or form.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Used mostly in educational settings (tests, worksheets), but also for forms. Often appears as an instruction: 'Please fill in the blanks.' Not to be confused with 'fill out' (complete a whole form) or 'fill in' alone (which can mean to inform someone). The blanks can be for words, numbers, or other information.

• Spanish: rellenar los espacios en blanco - completar los huecos
• Portuguese (BR): preencher os espaços em branco
• Portuguese (PT): preencher os espaços em branco
• Chinese (Simplified): 填空
• Chinese (Traditional): 填空
• Hindi: खाली स्थान भरना
• Arabic: أَكْمِل الفراغات
• Bengali: ফাঁকা স্থান পূরণ করা - ফাঁকা ঘর ভর্তি করা
• Russian: заполнить пропуски
• Japanese: 空欄を埋める
• Vietnamese: điền vào chỗ trống
• Korean: 빈칸을 채우다
• Turkish: boşlukları doldurmak
• Urdu: خالی جگہیں پُر کرنا
• Indonesian: mengisi bagian yang kosong

جمل نموذجية

Please fill in the blanks with the correct answers.

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There are five sentences to fill in the blanks below.

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Can you fill in the blanks on this form?

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Sometimes it's tricky to fill in the blanks if you don't know the vocabulary.

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The teacher gave us a worksheet to fill in the blanks as homework.

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If you get stuck, skip ahead and come back to fill in the blanks later.

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