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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024file1 /faɪl/USA pronunciation n., v., filed, fil•ing. n. [countable] - a cabinet or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in order.
- a collection of papers, records, etc., arranged in order and often in a folder:I would like to read my file.
- Computinga collection of related computer data or program records stored by name, such as on a disk:When you type "dir'' you will see a list or directory of the files on your disk.
- a line of persons or things arranged one behind another:a long file of people.
v. - to place in a file:[~ + object]There were no jobs open, but they filed my resume.
- to arrange (papers, records, etc.) in convenient order for storage or reference:[~ + object]asked his secretary to file the forms.
- Journalism to transmit (a news story), as by wire or telephone:[~ + object]The correspondent filed his report.
- Law to initiate (legal proceedings):[~ + object]to file charges against the driver.
- to march in a file or line, one after another:[no object]The mourners filed by his coffin.
- to make application:[no object]to file for divorce.
Idioms- Idioms on file, held in a file or record;
filed for easy retrieval or as evidence of something:They promised to keep my application on file.
file2 /faɪl/USA pronunciation n., v., filed, fil•ing. n. [countable] - Buildinga metal tool, esp. of steel, having rough surfaces for reducing or smoothing metal, wood, etc.
- nail file.
v. [~ + object] - to reduce, smooth, or remove with or as if with a file:She filed her nails.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024file1 (fīl),USA pronunciation n., v., filed, fil•ing. n. - a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference.
- a collection of papers, records, etc., arranged in convenient order:to make a file for a new account.
- Computinga collection of related data or program records stored on some input/output or auxiliary storage medium:This program's main purpose is to update the customer master file.
- a line of persons or things arranged one behind another (distinguished from rank).
- Military
- a person in front of or behind another in a military formation.
- one step on a promotion list.
- Chessone of the vertical lines of squares on a chessboard.
- a list or roll.
- a string or wire on which papers are strung for preservation and reference.
- Idioms on file, arranged in order for convenient reference;
in a file:The names are on file in the office.
v.t. - to place in a file.
- to arrange (papers, records, etc.) in convenient order for storage or reference.
- Journalism
- Journalismto arrange (copy) in the proper order for transmittal by wire.
- Journalismto transmit (copy), as by wire or telephone:He filed copy from Madrid all through the war.
v.i. - to march in a file or line, one after another, as soldiers:The parade filed past endlessly.
- to make application:to file for a civil-service job.
- Late Latin fīlāre, verb, verbal derivative of Latin fīlum thread, string
- Middle French filer to string documents on a thread or wire, Old French: to wind or spin thread
- late Middle English filen 1425–75
- 11.See corresponding entry in Unabridged classify, label, catalog, index, list, categorize.
file2 (fīl),USA pronunciation n., v., filed, fil•ing. n. - Buildinga long, narrow tool of steel or other metal having a series of ridges or points on its surfaces for reducing or smoothing surfaces of metal, wood, etc.
- a small, similar tool for trimming and cleaning fingernails;
nail file. - British Termsa cunning, shrewd, or artful person.
v.t. - to reduce, smooth, or remove with or as if with a file.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English fīl, fēol; cognate with German Feile; akin to Greek pikrós sharp
- to defile;
corrupt.
- bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English fȳlan to befoul, defile, derivative of fūl foul
- Fooda powder made from the ground leaves of the sassafras tree, used as a thickener and to impart a pungent taste to soups, gumbos, and other dishes. Also called filé′ pow′der.
- Louisiana French; literally, twisted, ropy, stringy (perh. origin, originally applied to dishes thickened with the powder), past participle of French filer; see file1
- 1800–10, American.
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