Meaning & use
refiled
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“refiled” is a form of “refile”. See that entry for the full set of meanings.
Meaning
verbtransitive or intransitive
Submitted a document or request to an office or court again, usually after changing or correcting it.
Grammar: Often used in the passive or with an object: she refiled the papers.
Patterns
- refile something
- refile something with someone
- refile for something
The lawyer refiled the motion after the judge pointed out the missing signature.
Her visa application was rejected, so she refiled it with more documents.
They refiled the complaint in a different court last week.
Word forms
| base form | refile |
|---|---|
| third person singular | refiles |
| present participle | refiling |
| past tense | refiled |
| past participle | refiled |
Common combinations
- refile a motion
- The attorney decided to refile the motion with new evidence.
- refile a claim
- You can refile your claim if the first one was denied.
- refile paperwork
- The office asked him to refile the paperwork correctly.
- refile a case
- The prosecutor refiled the case in a higher court.
Synonyms and how they differ
Word family
Commonly confused: refiled or refilled? refiled or profiled?
refiled vs refilled
Sounds almost the same but means filled again, as with a cup or a form, not submitted again.
refiled vs profiled
Similar sound; it means described or identified by a profile, not submitted again.
Practice
After the court rejected the document, the lawyer decided to ___ it with more evidence.
Choose one answer.
"Refile" means submit a document to a court or office again, which fits the legal context. "Refill" means fill something again and makes no sense with a legal document.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “refiled”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.