on file

on fi·lé

O o

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [on, awn fi-ley, fee-ley]
- /ɒn, ɔn fɪˈleɪ, ˈfi leɪ/
- /ɒn faɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [on, awn fi-ley, fee-ley]
- /ɒn, ɔn fɪˈleɪ, ˈfi leɪ/

Definitions of on file words

noun on file a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference. 1
noun on file a collection of papers, records, etc., arranged in convenient order: to make a file for a new account. 1
noun on file Computers. a collection of related data or program records stored on some input/output or auxiliary storage medium: This program's main purpose is to update the customer master file. 1
noun on file a line of persons or things arranged one behind another (distinguished from rank1 (def 10.)). 1
noun on file Military. a person in front of or behind another in a military formation. one step on a promotion list. 1
noun on file one of the vertical lines of squares on a chessboard. 1

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Origin of on file

First appearance:

before 1425

One of the 25% oldest English words

1425-75; late Middle English filen < Middle French filer to string documents on a thread or wire, Old French: to wind or spin thread < Late Latin fīlāre, verbal derivative of Latin fīlum thread, string

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Parts of speech for On file

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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on file popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for on file

adj on file

cataloged — a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.

adjective on file

chronicled — a chronological record of events; a history.
clutched — to hatch (chickens).
filed — Simple past tense and past participle of file.
inscribed — to address or dedicate (a book, photograph, etc.) informally to a person, especially by writing a brief personal note in or on it.
kept — simple past tense and past participle of keep.

All 7 Synonyms of on file