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file
What does file mean?
file (verb): record in a public office or in a court of law.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use file in a sentence?
- File a complaint. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce file?
/faɪl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
What are synonyms of file?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “file”?
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What does “file” mean?
to give way under force; to succumb to a force
Not quite: that's what yield means.
to furnish (with), cause to be present, supply
Not quite: that's what provide means.
record in a public office or in a court of law
Right! That's what “file” means.
to be courageous enough to try or do something
Not quite: that's what dare means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “file”?
increase
Not quite: increase means something else.
remember
Not quite: remember means something else.
consider
Not quite: consider means something else.
register
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