Definition, synonyms and related words
simple past tense and past participle of file
"She filed her taxes before the deadline arrived."
In plain English: Filed means to officially submit documents to a government agency for their records.
"She filed her taxes before the deadline."
Usage: Use "filed" to describe the action of submitting documents to an official body or organizing items into a system. Do not use it to mean walking slowly along a path, which requires the word "file."
Filed is the past tense of file, derived from Old French fille (a thin strip) via Latin filum, originally meaning to cut or shape with a tool. It retains this sense of removing material in layers while also acquiring meanings related to organizing records and planting crops.