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āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
01
āĻĢāĻžāĻāϞ, āύāĻĨāĻŋ
a collection of data stored together in a computer, under a particular name
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He transferred the audio file from his phone to the computer.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĢā§āύ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻ
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02
āϰā§āϤāĻŋ, āϧāĻžāϤā§āϰ āϏāϰāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŽ
a metal tool with a rough surface that is used to smooth wooden or metal rough edges
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The sculptor employed a fine-grit file to refine the contours of the clay sculpture.
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03
āĻĢāĻžāĻāϞ, āĻĢā§āϞā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ
a piece of furniture used for storing documents, papers, and other materials in a neat and organized way
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She retrieved the report from the office file.
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04
āϏāĻžāϰāĻŋ, āϞāĻžāĻāύ
a row or line of individuals or items arranged one after another
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The soldiers marched in file.
āϏā§āύā§āϝāϰāĻž āϏāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻāϰ⧠āĻŽāĻžāϰā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
05
āĻāϞāĻžāĻŽ, āĻāϞā§āϞāĻŽā§āĻŦ āĻāϞāĻžāĻŽ
a vertical column of squares on a board, such as in chess or checkers
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He controlled the central file with his pawns.
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06
āĻĢāĻžāĻāϞ, āĻĢā§āϞā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ
a folder or container for keeping papers or documents organized
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He sorted all the paperwork into files based on their categories.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ āĻ
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07
āĻĢāĻžāĻāϞ, āύāĻĨāĻŋ
a collection of information or records about a particular subject or person
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The detective discovered a new lead while reviewing the suspect 's file.
āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§āύā§āĻĻāĻž āϏāύā§āĻĻā§āĻšāĻāĻžāĻāύā§āϰ āĻĢāĻžāĻāϞ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāĻžāϞā§āĻāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āύāϤā§āύ āϏā§āϤā§āϰ āĻāĻŦāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āύāĨ¤
to file
01
āĻāĻŽāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āϏāĻāϰāĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
to officially submit or store a document or record in accordance with legal or regulatory requirements
Transitive: to file a legal document
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The defendant filed a counterclaim in response to the plaintiff's allegations.
āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻ
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02
āĻĢāĻžāĻāϞ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻŽāϏā§āĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
to make something even or level by using a file or similar tool to remove roughness or irregularities
Transitive: to file sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The carpenter filed the wooden surface to remove the rough spots.
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āĻŽāϏā§āĻŖ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāϰāϞāĨ¤
03
āϏāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāϧ⧠āĻāϞāĻž, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϞāĻžāĻāύ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
to move or march in a line, one person or thing after another
Intransitive: to file somewhere
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The children were asked to file into the classroom quietly.
āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϏ⧠āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
04
āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻāĻŽāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
to begin a process or action, such as a legal proceeding, by following the official or required procedures
Transitive: to file a legal proceeding
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After the dispute, they filed a formal grievance with the union representative.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ, āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāϧāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāύā§āώā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ āĻ
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05
āĻĢāĻžāĻāϞ āĻāϰāĻž, āϏāĻāϰāĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
to put or store documents in a particular order
Transitive: to file documents
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After the meeting, he filed the notes in the appropriate folder for future reference.
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