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# filing

«filing» in Mova's school dictionary: **putting papers or computer documents in order in files or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (filing, uncountable; a filing, filings); verb form (filing, from file)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Filing is putting papers or computer documents in order in files or folders. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/filing/#m1)

2) Filings are tiny pieces rubbed off metal with a file, such as iron filings. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/filing/#m2)

3) Filing is also the «-ing» form of «file»: walking in a line (filing into class), smoothing with a file (filing nails), or sending a document officially. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/filing/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons iron filings sprinkled round a magnet show the pattern of the magnetic field. In school pupils file into assembly in a line. In offices filing keeps papers tidy. Phrases: «iron filings», «filing cabinet», «filing into the hall».

### examples

- The iron filings made a pattern round the magnet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/filing/#x1)
- Mum keeps her letters in a filing cabinet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/filing/#x2)
- The children were filing quietly into the hall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/filing/#x3)
- She is filing her nails smooth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/filing/#x4)
- Dad spent the evening doing his filing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/filing/#x5)
- Sprinkle the filings gently over the paper. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/filing/#x6)
- Don't blow iron filings; they can get in your eyes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/filing/#x7)

### note

Spelling: one «l» (file to filing, drop the «e»). Do not confuse with «filling» (double «l», what goes inside a sandwich or a tooth). Safety: iron filings are sharp and can hurt eyes; handle them carefully.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «filing» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/filing/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.