file verb
1 put sth in a file
ADV. carefully | alphabetically | away These notes should be carefully filed away for future reference.
PREP. under The card is filed alphabetically under the name of the editor.
2 record sth officially
ADV. formally He has now formally filed a complaint against the police.
PREP. for to file for bankruptcy/divorce | with A copy of the notice must be filed with the court.
3 walk in line
ADV. silently | out, past The long line of mourners filed silently past.
PREP. in, into, out of, past, through
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