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file1
See US English definition of file
See UK English definition of filé
See Spanish definition of carpeta
noun
1‘he opened the file and began to read’
SYNONYMS
folder, portfolio, binder, box, document case
filing cabinet
2‘we maintain files on all the major companies’
SYNONYMS
dossier, document, record, report, case history, case study
data, information, particulars, case notes, documentation, annals, archives
3‘when saving a file the summary information menu may be displayed’
SYNONYMS
batch of data, document, text
program
verb
1‘make sure that this material is filed in such a way that it is easy to find’
SYNONYMS
categorize, classify, organize, put in place, put in order, order, arrange, catalogue, tabulate, index, pigeonhole
put on record, record, enter, store, log, archive
2‘Debbie has filed for divorce’
SYNONYMS
apply, put in, register, sign up, ask
3‘two women have filed a civil suit against him’
SYNONYMS
bring, press, lodge, place, lay, prefer, put forward, present, submit
file2
See US English definition of file
See UK English definition of filé
See Spanish definition of carpeta
noun
1‘a file of boys in football kit making their way along the path’
SYNONYMS
line, column, row, string, chain, line, procession, train, convoy, caravan
British queue
British informal crocodile
verb
1‘we filed out into the car park’
SYNONYMS
march, parade, troop, pass in formation
British walk in a queue
North American walk in a line, proceed in a line
file3
See US English definition of file
See UK English definition of filé
See Spanish definition of carpeta
verb
1‘when I have nothing else to do I file my nails’
SYNONYMS
smooth, buff, rub, rub down, polish, burnish, furbish
shape, refine
scrape, abrade, rasp, sandpaper
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