Fill with
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Definition
To become full of or be caused to contain something (smoke, people, feelings)
Example sentence
The kitchen filled with the smell of fresh bread.
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Common collocations
Natural word pairings to memorize.
fill with smoke
fill with people
fill with water
fill with joy
fill with excitement
fill with tears
Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.
The room filled with guests quickly. ✅ (Correct)
The room filled guests with quickly. ❌ (Incorrect)