filed

verb

1. Past tense and past participle of file: officially submitted a document, application, complaint, tax return, or legal case.

   B1

   transitive

   • "She filed an application for the job."A2
   • "The company filed a complaint against its competitor."B1
   • "The lawyers filed a motion with the court before the deadline."B2

2. Past tense and past participle of file: put documents or information in an organized storage system, such as a folder or cabinet.

   B1

   transitive

   • "I filed the receipts in a folder."A2
   • "The assistant filed the invoices by date."B1
   • "All confidential records were filed securely after the audit."B2

3. Past tense and past participle of file: moved forward in a line or one after another.

   B2

   intransitive

   • "The children filed into the classroom."A2
   • "The guests filed out of the theater quietly."B1

4. Past tense and past participle of file: shaped a piece of metal, wood, or stone by cutting away parts of it with a file.

   B2

   transitive

   • "The sculptor filed the edges of the stone to make them smooth."B2