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record

noun · verb · adjective

Simple meaning

Information kept so it can be looked at later, or to save sound, video or information.

Pronunciation

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ruhkawrd

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noun: rekerdverb: rihkawrd

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ɹəˈkɔɹd

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Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. An item of information put into a temporary or permanent physical medium.

  2. Any instance of a physical medium on which information was put for the purpose of preserving it and making it available for future reference.

  3. An extreme attainment; the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport)

  4. The most extreme known value of some variable, particularly that of an achievement in competitive events.

  5. A disc, usually made of a polymer, used to record sound for playback on a phonograph.

verb

  1. intransitive

    To fix in a medium, usually in a tangible medium.

  2. Make a record of; set down in permanent form

  3. transitive

    To make a record of information.

  4. intransitive

    To make an audio, video, or multimedia recording.

adjective

  1. attributive

    Enough to break previous records and set a new one; world-class; historic.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A1 · Beginner (estimated)
Frequency
Very Common
Typical Use
Varies by meaning

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: An item of information put into a temporary or permanent physical medium.

Used this way, record is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.

More ways to use record

  • “The film provided a valuable record of stage techniques.”noun
  • “They could find no record of the purchase.”noun
  • “At 9-0 they have the best record in their league.”noun

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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public recordtrack recordrecord keepingfossil recordwritten recordrecord officecatalogue record

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Word Family

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Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • recordingnounInflected form

    A signal that encodes something (e.g., picture or sound) that has been recorded.

  • recordedadjectiveInflected form

    Set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction.

  • recordernounInflected form

    Equipment for making records.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • record changernounCompound term

    An automatic mechanical device on a record player that causes new records to be played without manual intervention.

  • record companynounCompound term

    A company that makes and sells musical recordings.

  • record covernounCompound term

    A sleeve for storing a phonograph record.

  • record-holdernounCompound term

    Someone who breaks a record.

  • record hopnounCompound term

    An informal dance where popular music is played.

  • record jacketnounCompound term

    The jacket for a phonograph record.

More about this wordSynonyms, forms, origin

Synonyms

noun

Sense: item of information put into a temporary

register

verb

Sense: to fix in a medium

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