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fill out

English translation: fill in, complete

20:34 May 5, 2017
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: fill out
Fill out the form in your own hand after you have confirmed information on the following items:

※Fill in the area lined in red using a ballpoint pen.

out and in are used in the above sentences.
Is there any difference between them?
Mitsuko Yoshida
Local time: 21:29
Selected answer:fill in, complete
Explanation:
They both mean the same thing.
Selected response from:

philgoddard
United States
Grading comment
Thank you very much!
I like "complelte."
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
5 +5fill in, complete
philgoddard
5 +1fill in / fill out
Jennifer Levey


Discussion entries: 3





  

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
fill in, complete


Explanation:
They both mean the same thing.

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 44
Grading comment
Thank you very much!
I like "complelte."

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M
3 mins
agree  Jack Doughty: "Fill out" was unheard of in UK English until recently, it was always "fill in".
27 mins
agree  Yasutomo Kanazawa
8 hrs
agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
17 hrs
agree  acetran
2 days 13 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
fill in / fill out


Explanation:
There is insufficient information in the question, as posted, to allow us to determine whether "fill in" and "fill" out mean the same thing - complete - (as Phil suggests) or whether they mean different things.

It depends on what "area lined in red" refers to.

IF "area lined in red" refers to "the questions enclosed by the red box" (for example, the red box might contain questions that are mandatory), then "fill in" means "provide answers to those questions".

BUT, if "area lined in red" refers to each of a set of small red check boxes in a multiple-choice question, then "fill in" means "colour the entire area within the red box with ink". This is often required if the form is to be processed automatically, using OCR: the tiny boxes must be filled with contrasting colour, not "ticked" ("checked").

Let's hope Asker has sight of the form and can decide which meaning is intended.



Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 08:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  acetran
2 days 11 hrs
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