File - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other
- office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order
- a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal
verb
file a complaint
- place in a container for keeping records (syn: file away)
Extra examples
The Chief Inspector took a thin file out of the desk.
These documents are kept on file.
She filed an application with several employment agencies.
The jury filed out of the courtroom.
When there is a fire, it is important that people file out of the building in an orderly way.
Mendoza read over the file on the murders.
The FBI keeps files on former White House employees.
We will keep your details on file (=store them for later use).
She pulled a blue file from the shelf.
Click on the icon to open the file.
You can always save the file into another directory.
It was dark as we set off in file.
The contracts are filed alphabetically.
I looked to see if anything was filed under my name.
The handbooks are filed away for future reference.
Phrasal verbs
file in — enter by marching in a file
file out — march out, in a file
Word forms
I/you/we/they: file
he/she/it: files
present participle: filing
past tense: filed
past participle: filed
singular: file
plural: files
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