How to Pronounce "single file"
expression
ˈsɪŋɡəɫ/ /ˈfaɪɫ
SIN-guhl FYL
sˈɪŋɡəl/ /faɪl
SIN-guhl FYL
Definition
A way of moving or standing where each person is directly behind the other, forming one line, not side by side.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈsɪŋɡəɫ/ /ˈfaɪɫ
British English
sˈɪŋɡəl/ /faɪl
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SIN-guhl FYL
UK
SIN-guhl FYL
Listen in Context
The children walked in single file through the hallway.
Please stand in single file behind the teacher.
We had to cross the bridge in single file.
After lunch, everyone lined up in single file to leave the cafeteria.