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Phrase(s): file something (away)
to put something away, usually in a file folder or file cabinet. • She filed the letter away for future reference. • Please file away this report. You will need it some day., Phrase(s): file something off
Go to file something away (from something).
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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verb 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. 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. walk in line ADV. silently | out, past The long line of mourners filed silently past. PREP. in, into, out of, past, through
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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file for sth
legal
to make an official request for something such as divorce or bankruptcy
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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see IN SINGLE FILE; ON FILE; RANK AND FILE.
American Heritage Idioms
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file
verbs
open a file
• Click on the icon to open the file.
close a file
• You may need to close the file and restart the computer.
save a file
• Save the file under a different filename.
create a file
• I created a file of useful contacts.
delete a file
(= remove it )
• I accidentally deleted the wrong file.
access a file
(= open or read it )
• You won’t be able to access the file if another user has opened it.
edit a file
(= make changes to it )
• I edited the file and saved it to the hard disk.
copy a file
• To copy a file, save it using a new filename.
move a file
• He was trying to move the file from one folder to another.
transfer a file
(= move it from one computer system to another )
• You can transfer files and share your stuff with friends.
download a file
(= move a copy of it from the Internet or another computer to your computer )
• It just takes a few seconds to download the file.
upload a file
(= move a copy of it from your computer to the Internet or another computer )
• Restart the web browser, and then upload the file.
load a file
(= put a file onto a computer )
• Double-click on the icon and it will load the zip file onto your computer.
send somebody a file
(= send it using email )
• Do you want me to send you the file?
attach a file
(= send it with an email )
• Sorry, I forgot to attach the file.
compress a file
(= make it smaller so that it uses less space on a computer )
• The program allows you to compress files.
NOUN + file
a computer file
• Delete some of the old computer files and create some space on the hard drive.
a backup file
(= a copy of a file, which is made in case the original becomes lost or damaged )
• You can burn your backup file to CD or DVD.
a text file
• The text file contains hints on how to get the best out of the program.
a data file
• The bigger the data file, the more time is needed to search it.
a graphics file
• This handy utility allows you to change graphics files from one format to another.
transnet.ir
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noun
record:
His file contained damaging entries.
verb
store away:
You must file those documents.
verb
sanded:
She filed her fingernails short.
verb
marched:
The army filed past the dead leader.
Simple Definitions