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Used with adjectives:
"
He has a pile of thick files on his desk."
(thick, detailed)
"
She is reviewing the official files."
(official, confidential, personal, secret)
"
They spent all day organizing case files."
(case, client, customer, personnel)
"
He had to search the court files for the information he needed."
(court, newspaper, office, police, security)
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I never received his medical files."
(medical)
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I can't e-mail a large file."
(large)
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I converted the document to a computer file."
(computer, digital, electronic)
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How do I create a new data file?"
(data, database, document, spreadsheet, text)
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Download the program file and install it."
(program)
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I cannot open this audio file."
(audio, music, sound, graphics, image, multimedia, video)
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Send me a PDF file."
(PDF, JPEG, HTML)
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Do you have the master file?"
(master, backup, original)
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We need to remove the infected file."
(infected, bad)
Used with verbs:
"
The school has attendance files on all students."
(has, keeps, maintains)
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He compiled the files before the hearing."
(compiled, prepared, organized)
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The police opened a file on the murder."
(opened, closed, reopened)
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We need to update your employment file."
(update)
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They are reviewing the file for each candidate."
(be + reviewing, be + checking, be + going through, be + examining, be + reading, be + scanning)
"
We need to pull the files for these students."
(pull, pull out, remove, take out)
"
He was accused of destroying important files."
(destroying, burning, stealing, altering, modifying)
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Your personnel file contains a lot of outdated information."
(contains)
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We need to create a file with this information."
(create)
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I uploaded the file."
(uploaded, downloaded, sent, transferred, attached, shared)
"
I really need the information stored in this file."
(stored)
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I can't open this file."
(open, close, save, access, edit, modify, load, install)
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We need to back up the file."
(back up, copy)
"
I accidentally deleted the file."
(deleted, erased)
"
He helped me recover the file."
(recover, retrieve)
"
He encrypted the file."
(encrypted)
Used with nouns:
"
This room contains all of the file cabinets."
(cabinets, boxes)
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She has a pile of files on her desk."
(pile)
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I need to get more file folders."
(folders)
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He changed the file name."
(name, format, size)
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I can't access the file server."
(server)
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Make sure the file extension is correct."
(extension)
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The file transfer will take all night."
(transfer)
Used with prepositions:
"
There is a lot of information in that file."
(in)
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They will keep my resume on file."
(on)
