Fill in
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Definition
To give someone the necessary information or update them
Example sentence
She filled me in after the meeting.
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Common collocations
Natural word pairings to memorize.
fill someone in on the details
fill someone in on what happened
fill someone in on the situation
fill someone in on the meeting
fill someone in on the plan
fill someone in on the latest news
Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.
She filled me in on the changes. ✅ (Correct)
She filled in me on the changes. ❌ (Incorrect)