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noun

  1. an account in permanent form, esp in writing, preserving knowledge or information about facts or events
  2. a written account of some transaction that serves as legal evidence of the transaction
  3. a written official report of the proceedings of a court of justice or legislative body, including the judgments given or enactments made
  4. anything serving as evidence or as a memorial  ⇒ the First World War is a record of human folly 
  5. (often plural) information or data on a specific subject collected methodically over a long period  ⇒ weather records 
    1. the best or most outstanding amount, rate, height, etc, ever attained, as in some field of sport  ⇒ an Olympic record a world record to break the record for the long jump 
    2. ((as modifier)  ⇒ a record time 
  7. the sum of one's recognized achievements, career, or performance  ⇒ the officer has an excellent record 
  8. a list of crimes of which an accused person has previously been convicted, which are known to the police but may only be disclosed to a court in certain circumstances
  9. See have a record
  10. gramophone recorddisca thin disc of a plastic material upon which sound has been recorded. Each side has a spiral groove, which undulates in accordance with the frequency and amplitude of the sound. Records were formerly made from a shellac-based compound but were later made from vinyl plastics
  11. the markings made by a recording instrument such as a seismograph
  12. computing a group of data or piece of information preserved as a unit in machine-readable form
  13. (in some computer languages) a data structure designed to allow the handling of groups of related pieces of information as though the group were a single entity
  14. See for the record
  15. See go on record
  16. See off the record
  17. See on record
  18. See put the record straight

verb

(mainly tr)
  1. to set down in some permanent form so as to preserve the true facts of  ⇒ to record the minutes of a meeting 
  2. to contain or serve to relate (facts, information, etc)
  3. to indicate, show, or register  ⇒ his face recorded his disappointment 
  4. to remain as or afford evidence of  ⇒ these ruins record the life of the Romans in Britain 
  5. (also intr) to make a recording of (music, speech, etc) for reproduction, or for later broadcasting
  6. (also intr) (of an instrument) to register or indicate (information) on a scale  ⇒ the barometer recorded a low pressure 

Alternative Forms

reˈcordable adjective

Word Origin

C13: from Old French recorder  to call to mind, from Latin recordārī  to remember, from re- + cor heart

Translations

  • British English: record Pronunciation for record If you keep a record of something, you keep a written account or photographs of it so that it can be looked at later.The result will go on your medical records.ˈrekɔːd NOUN The result will go on your medical records.
  • Spanish: registro Pronunciation for registro nm
  • French: note Pronunciation for note nf
  • German: Aufzeichnung Pronunciation for Aufzeichnung nf
  • Chinese: 记录Pronunciation for 记录 n
  • Arabic: سِجِلّPronunciation for سِجِلّ n
  • Portuguese: registoPronunciation for registo nm
  • Russian: записьPronunciation for запись nf
  • Croatian: zapisPronunciation for zapis nm
  • Czech: záznamPronunciation for záznam nm
  • Danish: optegnelsePronunciation for optegnelse nutr
  • Dutch: verslagPronunciation for verslag nnt
  • Finnish: asiakirjaPronunciation for asiakirja n
  • Greek: καταχώρισηPronunciation for καταχώριση nf
  • Italian: documentazionePronunciation for documentazione nf
  • Japanese: 記録Pronunciation for 記録 n
  • Korean: 기록Pronunciation for 기록 n
  • Norwegian: journalPronunciation for journal nm
  • Polish: zapisPronunciation for zapis nm
  • Brazilian Portuguese: registroPronunciation for registro nm
  • European Spanish: registro Pronunciation for registro nm
  • Swedish: rekordPronunciation for rekord nnt
  • Thai: การบันทึกPronunciation for การบันทึก n
  • Turkish: kayıtPronunciation for kayıt n
  • Vietnamese: hồ sơPronunciation for hồ sơ n
  • British English: record Pronunciation for record If you record a piece of information or an event, you write it down or photograph it so that in the future people can look at it.The letters record the details of her life.rɪˈkɔːd VERB The letters record the details of her life.
  • Spanish: registrar Pronunciation for registrar v
  • French: enregistrer Pronunciation for enregistrer vt
  • German: aufzeichnen Pronunciation for aufzeichnen v
  • Chinese: 记录Pronunciation for 记录 v
  • Arabic: يُسَجِّلُPronunciation for يُسَجِّلُ v
  • Portuguese: registrarPronunciation for registrar v
  • Russian: записыватьPronunciation for записывать v
  • Croatian: zapisatiPronunciation for zapisati v
  • Czech: zaznamenatPronunciation for zaznamenat v zaznamenávat
  • Danish: optegnePronunciation for optegne v
  • Dutch: vastleggenPronunciation for vastleggen v
  • Finnish: merkitä muistiinPronunciation for merkitä muistiin v
  • Greek: καταγράφωPronunciation for καταγράφω v
  • Italian: registrarePronunciation for registrare v
  • Japanese: 記録するPronunciation for 記録する v
  • Korean: 기록하다Pronunciation for 기록하다 v
  • Norwegian: registrerePronunciation for registrere v
  • Polish: zaewidencjonowaćPronunciation for zaewidencjonować v ewidencjonować
  • Brazilian Portuguese: registrarPronunciation for registrar v
  • European Spanish: registrar Pronunciation for registrar v
  • Swedish: föra protokollPronunciation for föra protokoll v
  • Thai: บันทึกPronunciation for บันทึก v
  • Turkish: kaydetmekPronunciation for kaydetmek v
  • Vietnamese: ghi lạiPronunciation for ghi lại v
  • British English: record A record is the best result ever.What's the world record for the 100 metres?ˈrekɔːd NOUN What's the world record for the 100 metres?
  • French: record nm
  • Arabic: سِجِلّ n
  • Brazilian Portuguese: recorde nm
  • British English: record If you record something like a TV programme, you make a copy of it so that you can watch it later.Can you record the football for me please?rɪˈkɔːd VERB Can you record the football for me please?
  • French: enregistrer vt
  • Arabic: يُسَجِّلُ v
  • Brazilian Portuguese: gravar vt

Usage examples

  • Dr Wertheimer had been right about the obsessive record keeping of the Nazi medical establishment.
    Val McDermid, THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)
  • These celebrated photographs remain an unequalled record of his greatest houses.
    Country Life (2004)
  • He noted McGrath had pleaded guilty and had an unblemished record.
    Irish Times (2002)
  • WHATEVER they may say, they cannot clean up your credit record straight away.
    Glasgow Herald (2001)
  • This Line is the most variable of all because its main task is to record information about affairs of the heart.
    Lilian Verner-Bonds, THORSONS WAY OF - PALMISTRY (2002)

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All English words that begin with 'R'

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