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filed

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/faɪld/ English

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verb

  1. To commit (official papers) to some office.
  2. To place in an archive in a logical place and order
  3. To store a file (aggregation of data) on a storage medium such as a disc or another computer.
  4. (with for) To submit a formal request to some office.“She filed for divorce the next day.”

verb

  1. To move in a file.“The applicants kept filing into the room until it was full.”

verb

  1. To smooth, grind, or cut with a file.“I'd better file the bottoms of the table legs. Otherwise they will scratch the flooring.”

verb

  1. To defile
  2. To corrupt

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