Phrase guide

file away

verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To store in a file; to get rid of a document by placing it in a file or other storage.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • Would you help me file away these reports?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To cause oneself to remember (something); to avoid expressing a feeling, fact or idea until an appropriate time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, transitive

Examples

  • His words hurt, but I'll file away my emotions until I can get my revenge.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To move away in a file.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • The soldiers filed way at a quick pace.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

place in a container for keeping records

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • File these bills, please

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: file

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: record, enter, put down

5

verb

Meaning 5

put into an archive

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: archive

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: collect, pull in

History

Etymology

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