Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense refills, present participle refilling, past tense, past participle refilledpronunciation note: The verb is pronounced (riːfɪl). The noun is pronounced (riːfɪl).
1. verb
If you refill something, you fill it again after it has been emptied.
I refilled our glasses. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: top up, refresh, replenish, restock More Synonyms of refill
Refill is also a noun.
[informal]
Max held out his cup for a refill.
2. countable noun
A refill of a particular product, such as soap powder, is a quantity of that product sold in a cheaper container than the one it is usually sold in. You use a refill to fill the more permanentcontainer when it is empty.
Refill packs are cheaper and lighter.
Synonyms: top-up More Synonyms of refill
refill in British English
verb (riːˈfɪl)
1.
to fill (something) again
noun (ˈriːfɪl)
2.
a replacement for a consumable substance in a permanent container
3.
a second or subsequent filling
a refill at the petrol station
4. informal
another drink to replace one already drunk
Derived forms
refillable (reˈfillable)
adjective
refill in American English
(riˈfɪl; for n. ˈriˌfɪl)
verb transitive, verb intransitive
1.
to fill again
noun
2.
a new filling
; esp.,
a.
a unit to replace the contents of a container that is not itself discarded after use
a refill for a ball point pen
b.
any additional filling of a prescription for medicine
Derived forms
refillable (reˈfillable)
adjective
Examples of 'refill' in a sentence
refill
Keep a bottle and refill it.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Some employment experts argue such roles have a high turnover so firms leave ads up in case they need to refill them.
The Sun (2010)
This year nearly 20billion litres will be needed to refill it for the summer.
The Sun (2006)
Depending how mature your plants are, you only need to refill the reservoir once or twice a week.
The Sun (2013)
Let me give you a few minutes to think about that while I refill your coffee cups.
Christianity Today (2000)
When you refill your tank, make sure it's full to the brim.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
From this summer retailers will be allowed to refill cash machines from the notes in their tills, rather than waiting for a fresh delivery of banknotes.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In other languages
refill
British English: refill /riːˈfɪl/ VERB
If you refill something, you fill it again after it has been emptied.
I refilled our cups.
American English: refill
Arabic: يُعْيدُ مِلْء
Brazilian Portuguese: reencher
Chinese: 补充
Croatian: ponovno napuniti
Czech: dolít
Danish: fylde op igen
Dutch: bijvullen
European Spanish: rellenar recargar
Finnish: täyttää uudelleen
French: remplir à nouveau
German: nachfüllen
Greek: αναπληρώνω
Italian: ricaricare
Japanese: 補充する
Korean: 다시 채우다
Norwegian: etterfylle
Polish: napełnić
European Portuguese: reencher
Romanian: a reumple
Russian: пополнять
Latin American Spanish: rellenar
Swedish: fylla på
Thai: เติมให้เต็ม
Turkish: yeniden doldurmak
Ukrainian: поповнювати
Vietnamese: làm cho đầy lại
Chinese translation of 'refill'
refill
(vbriːˈfɪl; nˈriːfɪl)
vt
再装(裝)满(滿) (zài zhuāngmǎn)
n(c)
[of ink]替芯 (tìxīn)
[of detergent]替换(換)装(裝) (tìhuànzhuāng)
[of drink]续(續)杯 (xùbēi)
(verb)
Definition
to fill (something) again
I refilled our wine glasses.
Synonyms
top up
refresh
She appeared, her make-up refreshed.
replenish
stock to replenish the shelves
restock
(noun)
Definition
a second or subsequent filling
Max held out his cup for a refill.
Synonyms
top-up
Additional synonyms
in the sense of refresh
She appeared, her make-up refreshed.
Synonyms
replenish,
restore,
repair,
renew,
top up,
renovate
in the sense of replenish
Definition
to make full or complete again by supplying what has been used up