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file

Noun masculine CEFR A2 Frequent
faɪl

Definitions

  1. archive
  2. A surname.
  3. A surname
  4. A collection of papers collated and archived together.
  5. A column of people one behind another, whether "single file" or in a grid pattern.
  6. A tool consisting of a strip or rod of hardened and coarse metal, used for removing sharp edges, shaping, and cutting, especially through metal; usually a hand tool.
  7. A spicy herb made from the dried and ground leaves of the North American sassafras tree (Sassafras albidum) and used in Louisiana Creole cooking.
  8. A small detachment of soldiers.
  9. A roll or list.
  10. A cunning or resourceful person.
  11. filing cabinet
  12. One of the eight vertical lines of squares on a chessboard (i.e., those identified by a letter).
  13. A course of thought; a thread of narration.
  14. A pickpocket.
  15. first-person singular present indicative of archivar
  16. An aggregation of data on a storage device, identified by a name.
  17. A row of modular kitchen units and a countertop, consisting of cabinets and appliances below (dishwasher) and next to (stove/cooker) a countertop.
  18. Clipping of file cabinet.

Conjugation

Browse the table or drill it — all tenses, moods, and persons of file.

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Equivalents

61 more languages
Afrikaansleer
Azərbaycan diliəyəfayltörpüyeyə
Беларускаяпа́пкасправа
Esperantodosierofajlifajlilovico
Eestiliin
Euskaralima
Gaeilgecomhad
Gàidhligfaidhlelìomh
Bahasa Indonesiaarsipberkasfail
ქართულიფაილიქლიბი
Қазақ тіліегеутүрпіфайл
ភាសាខ្មែរអង្រូសឯកសារ
Кыргызчаөгөө
LëtzebuergeschFichier
Lietuviųbylafailas
Te Reo Māorikaha
മലയാളംഅരപ്രമാണം
Bahasa Melayufail
Slovenčinastĺp
Slovenščinapila
తెలుగుఆకురాయి
ئۇيغۇرچەئارخىپھۆججەت

Examples

“It is upon a file with the duke's other letters.”
We'd like to know a little bit about you for our files We'd like to help you learn to help yourself
“a file of all the gentry
Let me resume the file of my narration.”
“He had created a file for coding to design a new product.”
I'm going to delete these unwanted files to free up some disk space.”
Many homes now have double-file kitchens.”
The Nonfiction Vertical File: […]I spent my university years working in the library at the Maritime School of Social Work. One of my responsibilities was to keep the library's vertical file up to date. The vertical file was a cabinet full of current newspaper and magazine clippings on topics of interest to the students and faculty of the school.”
The troops marched in Indian file.”
Will is an old file, in spite of his smooth face.”
The greatest character among them was that of a Pickpocket, or, in truer language, a File.”
The greatest character among them was that of a pickpocket, or, in their language, a file.”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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