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- [verb ri-kawrd; noun, adjective rek-erd]
- /verb rɪˈkɔrd; noun, adjective ˈrɛk ərd/
- /ˈrekɔːd/
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- [verb ri-kawrd; noun, adjective rek-erd]
- /verb rɪˈkɔrd; noun, adjective ˈrɛk ərd/
Definitions of record word
- verb with object record to cause to be set down or registered: to record one's vote. 2
- verb with object record to state or indicate: He recorded his protest, but it was disregarded. 2
- verb with object record to serve to relate or to tell of: The document records that the battle took place six years earlier. 2
- verb with object record to set down or register in some permanent form, as on a seismograph. 2
- verb with object record to set down in writing or the like, as for the purpose of preserving evidence. 1
- verb with object 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 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 Record
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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".
record usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for record
noun record
- account — If you have an account with a bank or a similar organization, you have an arrangement to leave your money there and take some out when you need it.
- acta — an official record of public events
- almanac — An almanac is a book published every year which contains information about the movements of the planets, the changes of the moon and the tides, and the dates of important anniversaries.
- annal — the recorded events of one year
- atlantes — supporting columns for an entablature, carved in the form of standing or kneeling figures of men
verb record
- authored — a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
- authoring — Authoring is the creation of documents, especially for the Internet.
- bang out — If a company bangs out a poor quality product, they produce large quantities of it in order to make money.
- bill — A bill is a written statement of money that you owe for goods or services.
- boned — having had the bones removed from it
adjective record
- highest — having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall.
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