file
Definitions
- archive
- A surname.
- A surname
- A collection of papers collated and archived together.
- A column of people one behind another, whether "single file" or in a grid pattern.
- 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.
- A spicy herb made from the dried and ground leaves of the North American sassafras tree (Sassafras albidum) and used in Louisiana Creole cooking.
- A small detachment of soldiers.
- A roll or list.
- A cunning or resourceful person.
- filing cabinet
- One of the eight vertical lines of squares on a chessboard (i.e., those identified by a letter).
- A course of thought; a thread of narration.
- A pickpocket.
- first-person singular present indicative of archivar
- An aggregation of data on a storage device, identified by a name.
- A row of modular kitchen units and a countertop, consisting of cabinets and appliances below (dishwasher) and next to (stove/cooker) a countertop.
- Clipping of file cabinet.
Conjugation
Browse the table or drill it — all tenses, moods, and persons of file.
Equivalents
61 more languages
Afrikaansleer
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Eestiliin
Euskaralima
Gaeilgecomhad
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Кыргызчаөгөө
LëtzebuergeschFichier
Te Reo Māorikaha
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Bahasa Melayufail
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Slovenčinastĺp
Slovenščinapila
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తెలుగుఆకురాయి
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.
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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