No. 11,881 in Russian
заполнять
"To fill in" or "to fill out."
In a sentence
Я заполняю анкету для участия в проекте.
I am filling out a form to participate in the project.
In this sentence, 'заполняю' means 'to fill out,' emphasizing the action of writing or completing information into a form or document.
Река заполняет долину после сильного дождя.
The river fills the valley after a heavy rain.
Here, 'заполняет' means 'fills,' describing the physical act of occupying space, in this case with water.
Писатель заполняет страницы своей книгой.
The writer fills the pages with his book.
In this usage, 'заполняет' conveys the action of occupying or bestowing content, specifically text, onto pages.
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