file

Meaning

Noun

1. A collection of papers collated and archived together.
2. A roll or list.
3. A course of thought; a thread of narration.
4. An aggregation of data on a storage device, identified by a name.
5. A row of modular kitchen units and a countertop, consisting of cabinets and appliances below (dishwasher) and next to (stove/cooker) a countertop.
6. (Canada, US, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping) Clipping of file cabinet.

Verb

1. (transitive) To commit (official papers) to some office.
2. (transitive) (of a journalist) To submit (an article) to a newspaper or similar publication.
3. (transitive) To place in an archive in a logical place and order.
4. (transitive) To store a file (aggregation of data) on a storage medium such as a disc or another computer.
5. (intransitive) To submit a formal request to some office.
6. (obsolete, transitive) To set in order; to arrange, or lay away.

Verb

To move in a file.

Verb

To smooth, grind, or cut with a file.

Verb

1. (archaic) To defile.
2. To corrupt.

Opposite of

rank

Synonyms

row

line

rasp

folder

rank

dossier

column

rub

chafe

turn

mash

queue

register

lodge

archive

submit

sharpen

binder

range

filing cabinet

document

charge

record

polish

🇵🇱

data file

hand in

string

🪢

series

file cabinet

🗄️

portfolio

present

list

𐑁𐐴𐑊

computer file

single file

filch

file away

scrape

chancery

chain

book

📖

docket

card index

dispatch

archives

deposit

cable

cut

leave

hone

Translations

fichier

lime

archivo

Datei

fichero

Feile

lima

bestand

file

archivio

limer

vijl

αρχείο

arquivo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/faɪl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: file

Inherited from Old English: fēl

Cognate with Western Frisian: file

Cognate with Dutch: vijl

Cognate with German: Feile

Inherited from Middle English: filen

Inherited from Old English: fȳlan

In summary

From Old French fil (“thread”), from Latin fīlum (“thread”). Doublet of filum.

Sentences

Can you file these files , please ?

Anna threatens to file for divorce if Roberto does not capitulate .

Storage pools allow for the grouping of disks within a file system .