go on record

go on re·cord

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [goh on, awn verb ri-kawrd]
- /goʊ ɒn, ɔn verb rɪˈkɔrd/
- /ɡəʊ ɒn ˈrekɔːd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [goh on, awn verb ri-kawrd]
- /goʊ ɒn, ɔn verb rɪˈkɔrd/

Definitions of go on record words

verb with object go on record to set down in writing or the like, as for the purpose of preserving evidence. 1
verb with object go on record to cause to be set down or registered: to record one's vote. 1
verb with object go on record to state or indicate: He recorded his protest, but it was disregarded. 1
verb with object go on record to serve to relate or to tell of: The document records that the battle took place six years earlier. 1
verb with object go on record to set down or register in some permanent form, as on a seismograph. 1
verb with object go on record to set down, register, or fix by characteristic marks, incisions, magnetism, etc., for the purpose of reproduction by a phonograph or magnetic reproducer. 1

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Origin of go on record

First appearance:

before 1175

One of the 8% oldest English words

1175-1225; 1875-80 for def 17; (v.) Middle English recorden < Old French recorder < Latin recordārī to remember, recollect (re- re- + cord- (stem of cors) heart + -ārī infinitive ending); (noun) Middle English record(e) < Old French, derivative of recorder; compare Medieval Latin recordum

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Parts of speech for Go on record

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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go on record popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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