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Definition file in British English

file verb

verb
/faɪl/
1

if people file somewhere, they walk there in a line

Example

The soldiers filed past the podium.

Example

Students filed into the lecture hall.

Synonyms and related words
walk wander stroll
2

to put a document into a container with other documents

Example

Please file the invoices in chronological order.

Example

Letters of complaint are filed under 'problems'.

Synonyms and related words
prepend sort arrange
3

to rub something with a metal tool in order to make it smooth or to cut it

Example

She sat quietly filing her nails.

Example

They had somehow managed to file through the metal bars.

Synonyms and related words
card chase chip away
4

to take official action, for example to make an official complaint

Example

The family has filed a lawsuit against the company.

4.1

to send something official, for example a report to a newspaper

Synonyms and related words
backstory blackout chequebook journalism
Definition file in British English

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