File for meaning
File for is a phrasal verb that means to submit an official application for a legal status or process.
- Past simple
- filed for
- Past participle
- filed for
- -ing form
- filing for
What file for means
B2
To submit an official application for a legal status or process
The company filed for bankruptcy protection.
Similar phrasal verbs
With for: call for, care for, look for, do for, feel for, go for, live for, make for, root for, think for yourself.
Common questions
What does file for mean?
To submit an official application for a legal status or process.
What is the past tense of file for?
Filed for, which is also its past participle.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
