vullen

Meaning

1. (transitive) to fill
2. (intransitive) to be filling

Concepts

fill

stuff

upholster

fill in

pad

line

plug

permeate

consummate

complement

fill up

finish

imbue

complete

insert

introduce

keep

stop

🛑

observe

perform

push along

put away

put in

replete

shove

slide

stick

stow

meet

abide

abide by

accomplish

achieve

cloy

cover

crowd

enclose

execute

exercise

fillup

fulfil

inflate

Synonyms

opvullen

dempen

aanvullen

stoppen

🛑

volmaken

volschenken

invullen

spekken

vуlstoppen

bijwerken

supplementeren

opzetten

morsen

inschenken

voleinden

completeren

dichtgooien

volstrooien

vуlstorten

polsteren

indoen

inleggen

inschuiven

instoppen

inzetten

laden

nakomen

naleven

plomberen

schuiven

uitvoeren

verrichten

vervullen

volstoppen

voltrekken

Translations

füllen

encher

remplir

ausfüllen

polstern

erfüllen

llenar

rembourrer

stopfen

estofar

plombieren

fourrer

compléter

completar

omplir

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvʏlə(n)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: vullen

Inherited from Old Dutch: *fullen

In summary

From Middle Dutch vullen, from Old Dutch *fullen, from Proto-West Germanic *fullijan, from Proto-Germanic *fullijaną. Equivalent to vol (“full”) + -en (“deadjectival”) and shows the effect of historical umlaut.