file

file

synonyms, antonyms, definitions, examples & translations of file in English

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English

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /faɪl/, [faɪ̯(ə)ɫ]
  • Rhymes: -aɪl

Etymology 1

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

Noun

file (plural files)

  1. A collection of papers collated and archived together.
  2. A roll or list.
  3. A course of thought; a thread of narration.
  5. (computing) An aggregation of data on a storage device, identified by a name.
  6. (computing) The primary item on the menu bar, containing commands such as open, save, print, etc.
  7. A row of modular kitchen units and a countertop, consisting of cabinets and appliances below (dishwasher) and next to (stove/cooker) a countertop.
  8. (Canada, US) Clipping of file cabinet.
Synonyms
  • (collection): document, paper
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Descendants
Translations

Verb

file (third-person singular simple present files, present participle filing, simple past and past participle filed)

  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.
  6. (intransitive, with for, chiefly law) To submit a formal request to some office.
  7. (transitive, obsolete) To set in order; to arrange, or lay away.
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

From French file, from filer (“to spin out, arrange one behind another”), from Latin fīlāre, from filum (“thread”).

Noun

file (plural files)

  2. A column of people one behind another, whether "single file" or in a grid pattern.
    Antonym: rank
  3. (military) A small detachment of soldiers.
  5. (chess) One of the eight vertical lines of squares on a chessboard (i.e., those identified by a letter).
    Antonym: rank
Derived terms
Translations

Verb

file (third-person singular simple present files, present participle filing, simple past and past participle filed)

  1. (intransitive) To move in a file.
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 3

From Middle English file, fyle, from Old English fēl, fēol (“file”), from earlier fīil, from Proto-Germanic *finhlō, *finhilō (“file, rasp”), from Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ- (“to adorn, form”). Cognate with West Frisian file (“file”), Dutch vijl (“file”), German Feile (“file”).

Noun

file (plural files)

  2. A hand tool consisting of a handle to which a block of coarse metal is attached, and used for removing sharp edges or for cutting, especially through metal.
  3. (slang, archaic) A cunning or resourceful person.
Hyponyms
  • rasp
Derived terms
Translations

Verb

file (third-person singular simple present files, present participle filing, simple past and past participle filed)

  1. (transitive) To smooth, grind, or cut with a file.
Derived terms
  • file down
  • file off
  • filing
  • unfiled
Translations

Etymology 4

From Middle English filen (“to defile”), from Old English fȳlan (“to defile, make foul”), from Proto-West Germanic *fūlijan (“to make foul”). More at defile.

Verb

file (third-person singular simple present files, present participle filing, simple past and past participle filed)

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

Anagrams

  • flie, elif, life, lief, Life, Fiel

Dutch

Etymology 1

From French file (“line, row”), from Late Latin filare, from Latin filum (“thread”). Related to fileren (“to fillet”) and file (“computer file”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfilə/
  • Hyphenation: fi‧le

Noun

file f (plural files, diminutive filetje n)

  1. traffic jam
  2. queue
Synonyms
  • opstopping

Etymology 2

From English file (“computer file”), from Old French fil (“thread”), from Latin filum (“thread”). Related to fileren (“to fillet”) and file (“queue, traffic jam”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɑi̯l/, /fɛi̯l/
  • Hyphenation: file

Noun

file m (plural files, diminutive filetje n)

  1. (computing) file (an aggregation of data on a storage device identified by a name)

Anagrams

  • lief

Esperanto

Etymology

fil- + -e

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfile]
  • Rhymes: -ile
  • Hyphenation: fi‧le

Adverb

file

  1. filially (in a filial manner or way)

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfileˣ/, [ˈfile̞(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ile
  • Hyphenation(key): fi‧le

Noun

file

  1. Alternative form of filee.

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “file”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[5] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

French

Etymology

From fil or the verb filer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fil/
  • Homophones: fil, filent, files, fils, Phil, -phile

Noun

file f (plural files)

  1. a line of objects placed one after the other
  2. (Belgium) traffic jam
    Synonyms: bouchon, embouteillage

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Dutch: file (“queue, traffic jam”)
  • → English: file (“column of people”)
  • → Spanish: fila

Verb

file

  1. inflection of filer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

  • “file”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

  • fiel

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish fili, from Primitive Irish ᚃᚓᚂᚔᚈᚐᚄ (velitas), from Proto-Celtic *welīts.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfʲɪlʲə/
  • (Ulster, also) IPA(key): /ˈfʲɨ̞lʲə/

Noun

file m (genitive singular file, nominative plural filí)

  1. poet

Declension

Archaic declension:

Derived terms

  • filíocht
  • pribhléid an fhile (“poetic licence”)

Mutation

References

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “file”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Italian

Etymology 1

Unadapted borrowing from English file.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfa.il/
  • Rhymes: -ail

Noun

file m (invariable)

  1. (computing) file

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfi.le/
  • Rhymes: -ile
  • Hyphenation: fì‧le

Noun

file f

  1. plural of fila

References

Anagrams

  • elfi

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

  • fele, fileh, fillah, fille

Etymology

From Arabic فَلَّاح (fallāḥ), from Classical Syriac ܦܠܚܐ (pallāḥā). Sedentary Armenians called so after their way of life by nomadic Kurds. Doublet of pale.

Noun

file m or f

  1. Armenian
  2. Christian
  3. peasant, farmer

Derived terms

  • filekî (Armenian language)
  • filetî (Christianity)

References

Further reading

  • Jaba, Auguste, Justi, Ferdinand (1879) Dictionnaire Kurde-Français [Kurdish–French Dictionary], Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, page 294b
  • Kurdojev, K. K. (1960) “file”, in Курдско-русский словарь [Kurdish–Russian Dictionary], Moscow: Государственное издательство иностранных и национальных словарей, page 263a

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From fil f (“a file”).

Alternative forms

  • fila (a infinitive)

Verb

file (present tense filar/filer, past tense fila/filte, past participle fila/filt, passive infinitive filast, present participle filande, imperative file/fil)

  1. (transitive) To use a file to file.
  2. (transitive) To rub (making a sound).
  3. (transitive, figurative) To polish, refine.

Etymology 2

Probably related to Swedish fil.

Noun

file m (definite singular filen, indefinite plural filar, definite plural filane)

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References

  • “file” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Irish

Verb

file

  1. Alternative form of fil

Picard

Etymology

From Latin filia.

Noun

file f (plural files)

  1. girl
  2. daughter

Related terms

  • fiu

Portuguese

Verb

file

  1. inflection of filar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Slovene

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /filéː/
  • Hyphenation: fi‧lé

Noun

filẹ̑ m inan

  1. fillet

Inflection

Spanish

Verb

file

  1. inflection of filar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Swahili

Verb

-file (infinitive kufile)

  1. (Sheng) to file (to make a formal request)

Turkish

Etymology

From French filée.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfi.le/, /fiˈle/
  • Hyphenation: fi‧le

Noun

file (definite accusative fileyi, plural fileler)

  1. A net made of wool, cotton etc.; mesh.
  2. A meshwork bag used for shopping.
  3. A hairnet.
  4. (sports) A net inside the goal in games like association football, handball etc.
  5. (sports) A net that divides the court in games like tennis, volleyball, badminton etc.

Declension

Derived terms

See also

References

Further reading

  • “file”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
  • Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “file”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1591

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