- file
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 collection of papersADJECTIVE▪ bulging, bulky (BrE), thick▪ box (BrE), card, lever-arch (BrE), Manila, paper▪
six box files bulging with notes
▪ official▪ confidential, personal, secret▪ detailed▪ case▪The work involves preparing case files and attending court.
▪ information▪ client, customer, personnel▪ court, newspaper, office, police, security▪ medical… OF FILES▪ box, stack▪A stack of files awaited me on my desk.
VERB + FILE▪ have, keep, maintain▪The company keeps secret files on all its employees.
▪Personnel files are kept in secure storage.
▪ keep sth on▪Your application will be kept on file (= kept for possible future use).
▪ collate, compile, prepare▪He had compiled a file of largely circumstantial evidence.
▪ enter sth into (esp. BrE)▪The details of the incident will be entered into the file.
▪ open▪The police have opened a file on the case.
▪ close▪The file on the murder was closed five years ago.
▪She closed the file and put it aside.
▪ reopen▪Police have reopened the file on the missing girl.
▪ review▪ update▪It is important to update customer files.
▪ pull, pull out, remove, take out▪She went to the filing cabinet and took out a file.
▪ check, examine, go through, look at, read, scan▪I'll check the files for any information on the case.
▪ burn, destroyFILE + VERB▪ contain sthFILE + NOUN▪ cabinet, drawer (both AmE) (filing cabinet in BrE)▪ folder▪ clerk (AmE)PREPOSITION▪ in a/the file▪the information contained in the police files
▪ on file▪All the details of the transaction are on file.
▪ file on▪The police already have a thick file on that family.
2 on a computer/diskADJECTIVE▪ large▪ computer, digital, electronic▪ data, database, document, spreadsheet, text▪ executable, program▪ system▪ audio, music, sound▪ graphics, image▪ multimedia▪ video▪ master▪ backup▪to make/take a backup file
▪ log▪ HTML, PDF, etc.▪ compressed, ZIP▪ infected▪ help… OF FILES▪ directory, list, setVERB + FILE▪ create▪ download, upload▪ hold sth in, store sth in▪the information held in this file
▪ close, open▪ save▪ load▪ install▪ access, read, view▪You need a special password to access this file.
▪ back up, copy▪ edit, modify▪ delete, erase▪ delete sth from▪Data has been deleted from this file.
▪ name, rename▪ recover, retrieve▪how to recover deleted files
▪ hold, store▪The files are stored in Mac format.
▪ compress▪ send, transfer▪Files are transferred between workstations.
▪ export, import▪ share▪ attach▪ overwrite▪ encryptFILE + VERB▪ contain sthFILE + NOUN▪ name▪ format, size▪ server▪ sharing▪ system▪ transfer▪ extension▪ managerPREPOSITION▪ in a/the file▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}The names and addresses are all kept in computer files.
verb1 put sth in a fileADVERB▪ alphabetically▪ electronically▪ mentally▪She mentally filed the name away for later.
▪ away▪These notes should be carefully filed away for future reference.
PREPOSITION▪ under▪The card is filed alphabetically under the name of the editor.
2 record sth officiallyADVERB▪ formally, officially▪He has now formally filed a complaint against the police.
▪ jointlyPREPOSITION▪ for▪to file for bankruptcy/divorce
▪ with▪A copy of the notice must be filed with the court.
3 walk in lineADVERB▪ silently▪ out, past▪The long line of mourners filed silently past.
PREPOSITION▪ in, into, out of, past, throughFile is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑attorneyFile is used with these nouns as the object: ↑action, ↑appeal, ↑application, ↑challenge, ↑charge, ↑claim, ↑complaint, ↑document, ↑grievance, ↑indictment, ↑injunction, ↑litigation, ↑nail, ↑notice, ↑objection, ↑paper, ↑paperwork, ↑patent, ↑petition, ↑plan, ↑record, ↑registration, ↑report, ↑statement, ↑story, ↑suit, ↑writ
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
