file
file
faÉĒl
fail
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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "file"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āĻĢāĻžāχāϞ, āύāĻĨāĻŋ

a collection of data stored together in a computer, under a particular name
file definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He transferred the audio file from his phone to the computer.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĢā§‹āύ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāωāϟāĻžāϰ⧇ āĻ…āĻĄāĻŋāĻ“ āĻĢāĻžāχāϞ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
02

āϰ⧇āϤāĻŋ, āϧāĻžāϤ⧁āϰ āϏāϰāĻžā§āϜāĻžāĻŽ

a metal tool with a rough surface that is used to smooth wooden or metal rough edges
file definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The sculptor employed a fine-grit file to refine the contours of the clay sculpture.
āĻ­āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ•āϰ āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋāϰ āĻŽā§‚āĻ°ā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āϰ⧂āĻĒāϰ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āϜāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏ⧂āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āĻŽ-āĻĻāĻžāύāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰ āĻĢāĻžāχāϞ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
03

āĻĢāĻžāχāϞ, āĻĢā§‹āĻ˛ā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ

a piece of furniture used for storing documents, papers, and other materials in a neat and organized way
file definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She retrieved the report from the office file.
āϏ⧇ āĻ…āĻĢāĻŋāϏ⧇āϰ āĻĢāĻžāχāϞ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϰāĻŋāĻĒā§‹āĻ°ā§āϟāϟāĻŋ āĻĒ⧁āύāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
04

āϏāĻžāϰāĻŋ, āϞāĻžāχāύ

a row or line of individuals or items arranged one after another
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The soldiers marched in file.
āϏ⧈āĻ¨ā§āϝāϰāĻž āϏāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āϚ āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
05

āĻ•āϞāĻžāĻŽ, āωāĻ˛ā§āϞāĻŽā§āĻŦ āĻ•āϞāĻžāĻŽ

a vertical column of squares on a board, such as in chess or checkers
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He controlled the central file with his pawns.
āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āϗ⧁āϟāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŽā§āĻ­ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
06

āĻĢāĻžāχāϞ, āĻĢā§‹āĻ˛ā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ

a folder or container for keeping papers or documents organized
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He sorted all the paperwork into files based on their categories.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻ— āĻ…āύ⧁āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻ•āĻžāĻ—āϜāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻĢāĻžāχāϞ⧇ āϏāĻžāϜāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
07

āĻĢāĻžāχāϞ, āύāĻĨāĻŋ

a collection of information or records about a particular subject or person
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The detective discovered a new lead while reviewing the suspect 's file.
āĻ—ā§‹āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻž āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻšāĻ­āĻžāϜāύ⧇āϰ āĻĢāĻžāχāϞ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāϤ⧁āύ āϏ⧂āĻ¤ā§āϰ āφāĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
01

āϜāĻŽāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to officially submit or store a document or record in accordance with legal or regulatory requirements
Transitive: to file a legal document
to file definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The defendant filed a counterclaim in response to the plaintiff's allegations.
āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§€ āĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§€āϰ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝ⧋āϗ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
02

āĻĢāĻžāχāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŽāϏ⧃āĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make something even or level by using a file or similar tool to remove roughness or irregularities
Transitive: to file sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The carpenter filed the wooden surface to remove the rough spots.
āĻ•āĻžāĻ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāϠ⧇āϰ āĻĒ⧃āĻˇā§āĻ āϤāϞ āĻĢāĻžāχāϞ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻ…āĻŽāϏ⧃āĻŖ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĻā§‚āϰ āĻ•āϰāϞāĨ¤
03

āϏāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻŦ⧇āρāϧ⧇ āϚāϞāĻž, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϞāĻžāχāύ⧇ āĻāĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to move or march in a line, one person or thing after another
Intransitive: to file somewhere
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The children were asked to file into the classroom quietly.
āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āϚāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāϏ⧇ āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
04

āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϜāĻŽāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to begin a process or action, such as a legal proceeding, by following the official or required procedures
Transitive: to file a legal proceeding
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After the dispute, they filed a formal grievance with the union representative.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ, āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āχāωāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāϧāĻŋāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āφāύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ• āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ— āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
05

āĻĢāĻžāχāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to put or store documents in a particular order
Transitive: to file documents
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After the meeting, he filed the notes in the appropriate folder for future reference.
āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻŋāĻ‚āϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ­āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āϝāϤ⧇āϰ āϰ⧇āĻĢāĻžāϰ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϏ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āωāĻĒāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻĢā§‹āĻ˛ā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ⧇ āύ⧋āϟāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĢāĻžāχāϞ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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