Difference between fill up and fill out

[clare]

Test No. incompl/advan-6 "Phrasal Verbs", question 1

If you want to join that club, you have to ......... a form and send it to your secretary.

(a) fill up
(b) fill out
(c) fill into
(d) fill over

Test No. incompl/advan-6 "Phrasal Verbs", answer 1

If you want to join that club, you have to fill out a form and send it to your secretary.

Correct answer: (b) fill out
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Difference between fill up and fill out

clare

[Alan]

I think fill up is better associated with quantities and liquids as in fill up your glass.
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[Zheng.coral]

could you please explain the meaning of the other two phases, 'fill into' and 'fill over'? Thanks.

[Filcanlas]

Hi Alan

Can you give me the specific meaning of fill out? another question is the phrasal verb fill up can be use in another phrase according to its context? because I learned, that when I'm appling for a job, usually the secretary told me to fill up the application form, is that right?

Thank you
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[Mister Micawber]

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No. You can fill in or fill out a form. You can fill up your tank with gas or fill up your glass with beer or fill up your pockets with peanuts.

Fill out: write all the required information onto a form.
Fill in: write all the required information onto a form
Fill up: to fill completely; to become completely filled

Fill into and fill over are not idiomatic English; they are just false answers for the test question.
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