To enter a place in a single-file line, one after another.
To walk into a room one by one in a neat line.
One main meaning — here's how to use it.
To enter a room or space in a line, one person following another.
"The students filed in quietly and took their seats before the exam began."
"The jurors filed in and took their places in the jury box."
— Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, 1960
To enter in a 'file' (a line of people one behind the other).
To walk into a room one by one in a neat line.
Used to describe orderly, sequential movement into a space, often of a group. Common in descriptions of ceremonies, classrooms, courtrooms, and military contexts.
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
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