file down in English

Forms: files down [present, singular, third-person], filing down [participle, present], filed down [participle, past], filed down [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} file down (third-person singular simple present files down, present participle filing down, simple past and past participle filed down)

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "files down",
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    {
      "form": "filing down",
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    },
    {
      "form": "filed down",
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        "To reduce the size of something by filing (using the abrasive effects of a file)."
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        "(transitive) To reduce the size of something by filing (using the abrasive effects of a file)."
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    {
      "form": "files down",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "filing down",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "filed down",
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        "participle",
        "past"
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        "past"
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"file down" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms