B2verblawwork
US/faɪl/
UK/faɪl/
to officially send in a document, complaint or legal claim; also to store papers in order
More often (noun): a collection of information stored on a computer under one name
In context
She filed a complaint with the airline after they lost her luggage.
The company filed for bankruptcy after three years of heavy losses.
Please file these invoices by date so we can find them easily.
Words that go with file
verb + noun
- file a complaintSeveral passengers filed a complaint about the delay.
- file a lawsuitThe singer filed a lawsuit against the magazine.
- file a reportThe journalist filed her report from the border.
- file a claimYou must file a claim within thirty days of the accident.
verb + preposition
- file for bankruptcyThe airline filed for bankruptcy last month.
- file for divorceAfter ten years of marriage, she filed for divorce.