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Definition of record verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

record

verb
 OPAL W
 
/rɪˈkɔːd/
 
/rɪˈkɔːrd/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they record
 
/rɪˈkɔːd/
 
/rɪˈkɔːrd/
he / she / it records
 
/rɪˈkɔːdz/
 
/rɪˈkɔːrdz/
past simple recorded
 
/rɪˈkɔːdɪd/
 
/rɪˈkɔːrdɪd/
past participle recorded
 
/rɪˈkɔːdɪd/
 
/rɪˈkɔːrdɪd/
-ing form recording
 
/rɪˈkɔːdɪŋ/
 
/rɪˈkɔːrdɪŋ/
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    keep account

  1.  
     [transitive] to keep a permanent account of facts or events by writing them down, filming them, storing them in a computer, etc.
    • record something Her childhood is recorded in the diaries of those years.
    • You should record all your expenses during your trip.
    • record how, what, etc… His job is to record how politicians vote on major issues.
    • record that… She recorded in her diary that they crossed the Equator on 15 June.
    • it is recorded that… It is recorded that, by the year 630, four hundred monks were attached to the monastery.
    Extra Examples
    • It was all there, faithfully recorded in his uncle's formal style.
    • She secretly recorded the conversation.
    • The circumstances of her death were graphically recorded in the local press.
    • The contract is witnessed by others and duly recorded.
    • The event is vividly recorded in his journal.
    • The geographical spread of the industry in the 16th century is poorly recorded.
    • The mother's occupation was not routinely recorded on the birth certificate.
    • The names of those who died are recorded for posterity on a tablet at the back of the church.
    • The time of the accident is recorded as 6.23 p.m.
    • The weights must be recorded accurately.
    • historically recorded events
    • the most famous and deadly influenza outbreak recorded in history
    • As a war artist she recorded the work of female volunteers.
    • Examples can be found in every era of recorded history.
    • The discussion was recorded in detail in his diary.
    • The events recorded in this book took place more than a century ago.
    • The figures recorded for 2007 show an increase of 23 per cent.
    • The lists record how MPs voted on specific issues.
    • The register recorded the names and addresses of residents.
    • Their names are recorded for posterity on the monument.
    • There were five million crimes recorded in Britain last year.
    • Recorded crime accounts for between only a quarter and a tenth of total crime.
    • These early experiments were all recorded on film, but this historic footage has sadly been lost.
    • Last year, they recorded a 38% increase in complaints.
    • Data are recorded for each completed transaction.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • carefully
    • meticulously
    • accurately
    • …
    preposition
    • as
    phrases
    • be recorded for posterity
    • be recorded in history
    • historically recorded
    • …
    See full entry
    2.

    sound/music/film

  2.  
     [transitive, intransitive] to make a copy of music, a film, etc. or to convert sound or a performance into a permanent form, so that you can listen to or watch it again
    • record (something) Did you remember to record that programme for me?
    • a recorded concert
    • Tell me when the machine starts recording.
    • record somebody/something doing something He recorded the class rehearsing before the performance.
    see also pre-record, tape-record
    Extra Examples
    • a concert she had recorded from the radio
    • old movies recorded on videotape
    • Did you remember to record ‘Game of Thrones’ for me?
    • There was a recorded message on the customer services helpline.
    Topics TV, radio and newsa2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • secretly
    • originally
    preposition
    • from
    • on
    phrases
    • beautifully recorded
    • well recorded
    • digitally recorded
    • …
    See full entry
    3.

    music

  3.  
     [transitive, intransitive] record (something) to perform music so that it can be copied, stored and played back
    • The band is back in the US recording their new album.
    • to record a song
    • They spent the summer touring and recording.
    Extra Examples
    • This CD has been beautifully recorded.
    • The songs were originally recorded on tape.
    Topics Musica2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • secretly
    • originally
    preposition
    • from
    • on
    phrases
    • beautifully recorded
    • well recorded
    • digitally recorded
    • …
    See full entry
    4.

    make official statement

  4. [transitive] record something to make an official or legal statement about something
    • The coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death.
    • It is with great regret that we record the death of one of our founder members.
    Topics Law and justicec2

    5. of measuring instrument

  5. [transitive] record something | record what, how, etc… to show a particular measurement or amount
    • The thermometer recorded a temperature of 40°C.
    6.

    score/result

  6. [transitive] record something to achieve a particular score or result
    • The team recorded their first win of the season.
    • to record a victory/high score
    7. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French record ‘remembrance’, from recorder ‘bring to remembrance’, from Latin recordari ‘remember’, based on cor, cord- ‘heart’. The noun was earliest used in law to denote the fact of being written down as evidence. The verb originally meant ‘narrate orally or in writing’, also ‘repeat so as to commit to memory’.
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