ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FILE
(String on which documents are hung): from Old French filer, from Medieval Latin fīlāre.
WHAT DOES FILE MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Definition of file in the English dictionary
The first definition of file in the dictionary is a folder, box, etc, used to keep documents or other items in order. Other definition of file is the documents, etc, kept in this way. File is also documents or information about a specific subject, person, etc.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FILE
PRESENT
Present
I file
you file
he/she/it files
we file
you file
they file
Present continuous
I am filing
you are filing
he/she/it is filing
we are filing
you are filing
they are filing
Present perfect
I have filed
you have filed
he/she/it has filed
we have filed
you have filed
they have filed
Present perfect continuous
I have been filing
you have been filing
he/she/it has been filing
we have been filing
you have been filing
they have been filing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I filed
you filed
he/she/it filed
we filed
you filed
they filed
Past continuous
I was filing
you were filing
he/she/it was filing
we were filing
you were filing
they were filing
Past perfect
I had filed
you had filed
he/she/it had filed
we had filed
you had filed
they had filed
Past perfect continuous
I had been filing
you had been filing
he/she/it had been filing
we had been filing
you had been filing
they had been filing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will file
you will file
he/she/it will file
we will file
you will file
they will file
Future continuous
I will be filing
you will be filing
he/she/it will be filing
we will be filing
you will be filing
they will be filing
Future perfect
I will have filed
you will have filed
he/she/it will have filed
we will have filed
you will have filed
they will have filed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been filing
you will have been filing
he/she/it will have been filing
we will have been filing
you will have been filing
they will have been filing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would file
you would file
he/she/it would file
we would file
you would file
they would file
Conditional continuous
I would be filing
you would be filing
he/she/it would be filing
we would be filing
you would be filing
they would be filing
Conditional perfect
I would have file
you would have file
he/she/it would have file
we would have file
you would have file
they would have file
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been filing
you would have been filing
he/she/it would have been filing
we would have been filing
you would have been filing
they would have been filing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you file
we let´s file
you file
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
filing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FILE»
The term «file» is very widely used and occupies the
739 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
Very widely used
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10 QUOTES WITH «FILE»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
file.
This filing spike is a result of bad information being pushed on people, and then they file for bankruptcy out of fear.
Taxpayers should not be coerced into giving up their privacy rights just to file their taxes.
If you file your waste-paper basket for fifty years, you have a public library.
I assemble my ideas in pieces on a computer file, then gradually find a place for them on a piece of scaffolding I erect.
I was the weirdest kid: I wanted to see the police file - in grade school! I was convinced I could crack the case if I just had that file.
Things don't just fall into place because you have a dream. You're always going to have those negative thoughts. Our minds love to play with us - we're going to be our own worst critics - but I just say to myself, 'File it back.' I just try to bring any negative thoughts to light and deal with them, so I can file them away.
Our old site did not have very good support for the disabled, but our new site should soon have much better support. With all of our content in divs now, we can hide all but the relevant chunks of content and navigation with a simple alternate CSS file.
Today, certain people file for bankruptcy, businesses and individuals, and it no longer has the stigma it once had. Now it's almost considered wise, a way to regroup and come back again.
Once the image was in the digital environment, one of the problems was, we had no means to reproduce the color spectrum, grey scale, and contrast that film produces, without converting the digital file to film, evaluating it, then going back and changing the digital image.
I would first recommend we appoint a Police Director that commands the respect of the rank and file.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FILE»
Discover the use of
file in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
file and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Beauty Therapy Fact
File
Updated to cover new trends, this title includes all underpinning knowledge for the skills you will need in your practice as a beauty therapist.
2
File system forensic analysis
Whether you're a digital forensics specialist, incident response team member, law enforcement officer, corporate security specialist, or auditor, this book will become an indispensable resource for forensic investigations, no matter what ...
3
Steal this
File Sharing Book: What They Won't Tell You about ...
Provides information on five peer-to-peer file sharing networks.
4
The Penang
File Starter/Beginner
The British Prince is in Penang, Malaysia. But so is Sergio, and Sergio wants to kill him. Can Ian Munro find Sergio before it is too late?
5
Compressed Image
File Formats: JPEG, PNG, GIF, XBM, BMP
A comprehensive reference on the major graphics file formats and the compression technologies, this work is a useful resource for graphics programmers, especially those developing graphical applications for the Web.
6
Book lust: recommended reading for every mood, moment, and ...
Presents 170 themed reading lists designed for any type of reading, from "chick lit" to books on bicycling, covering a wide variety of tastes and topics.
7
File Interchange Handbook for Images, Audio, and Metadata
Our industry was in desperate need for a file format guidebook until this reference came along. This is just what the doctor ordered. The formats in this book will become the cornerstones of all professional video systems for years to come.
8
The Aphasia Therapy
File
Different from a textbook or academic journal, the File represents a collection of explicit descriptions about therapy interventions written by practitioners themselves.
Sally Byng, Kate Swinburn, Carole Pound, 2001
9
New Heinemann Maths Year 6: Teaching
File
New Heinemann Maths offers interactive, whole-class teaching, with structured development of mental calculation strategies.
Scottish Primary Maths Group Staff, Scottish Primary Maths Group Staff Scottish Primary Maths Group, 2002
10
The Facts on
File Dictionary of American Regionalisms
The five highly praised volumes of Robert Hendrickson's Dictionary of American Regional Expressions series, "Happy Trails
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FILE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
file is used in the context of the following news items.
Crucial personnel file deemed inaccurate in Doña Ana County …
The file, which the county's contracted attorney, Randy Bartell, contends was certified, had been presented to jurors as it had existed on May 31 ... «Las Cruces Sun-News, Jul 15»
Sponsored App Review: File Expert with Clouds
File Expert with Clouds is a file explorer for Android that has recently been updated to a whole new version with a fresh Material Design, new ... «Android Headlines - Android News, Jul 15»
Election candidates file for King offices
Rick McCraw filed to run for King City Council, joining Thomas Enterline, who filed Monday. Two seats are available. «Winston-Salem Journal, Jul 15»
Women at universities file patents at higher rate
This map shows the proportion of inventor-patent combinations by gender on file with the US patent office from 1976 to 2013 by country. «Futurity: Research News, Jul 15»
Attorneys file for contempt citation against Hinds supervisors
Five private attorneys appointed by Hinds County Circuit Judge Jeff Weill to handle cases of indigent defendants during his dispute with the ... «Jackson Clarion Ledger, Jul 15»
Time to file if you're running for office
Any registered voter interested in running for office in the Nov. 3 Monterey County Cities, Schools and Special Districts Election can file to do so ... «The Salinas Californian, Jul 15»
MyMiniFactory Launches MP5 File Format Project — Holistic Open …
The main argument behind the overhaul and push of the 3MF file format was that the industry is rapidly changing and a format required the ... «3DPrint.com, Jul 15»
Social Security Q&A: Who Should File and Suspend with Public …
Hence, if the program is recommending that you be the one to file and suspend, it must be that your non-covered pension is larger than your ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
Airplane noise plaintiffs file appeal in Longmont-based suit
Kimberly Gibbs and Citizens for Quiet Skies along with the five other original individual plaintiffs filed an appeal of the Citizens for Quiet Skies v. «Longmont Times-Call, Jul 15»
If You're Looking For A Laborious, Unresponsive Way To File FOIA …
Yes, you do need to turn over a certain amount of personal information to file an FOIA request, but the location it's being sent from is irrelevant. «Techdirt, Jul 15»
