File \File\, v. i. [Cf. F. filer.] (Mil.) To march in a file or line, as soldiers, not abreast, but one after another; -- generally with off. [1913 Webster] {To file with}, to follow closely, as one soldier after another in file; to keep pace. [1913 Webster] My endeavors Have ever come too short of my desires, Yet filed with my abilities. --Shak. [1913 Webster]