file
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/faɪl/]
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1. file (noun) — sense 1
Definition: A collection of papers collated and archived together.
Example: It is upon a file with the duke's other letters.
2. file (noun) — sense 2
Definition: A roll or list.
Example: a file of all the gentry
3. file (noun) — sense 3
Definition: A course of thought; a thread of narration.
Example: Let me resume the file of my narration.
4. file (verb) — sense 4
Definition: To commit (official papers) to some office.
Example: She filed their accounts yesterday.
5. file (verb) — sense 5
Definition: To commit (official papers) to some office.: To submit a formal request to some office.
Example: She filed for divorce the next day.
6. file (verb) — sense 6
Definition: (of a journalist) To submit (an article) to a newspaper or similar publication.
Example: I filed my copy soon after the interview.
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