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Definition: Meaning of, record in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈrɛkɔːd /

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record records
  1. information [countable] information about something that is written down or stored on computer, film etc so that it can be looked at in the future
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  2. highest/best ever [countable] the fastest speed, longest distance, highest or lowest level etc that has ever been achieved or reached, especially in sport
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  3. music [countable] a round flat piece of plastic with a hole in the middle that music and sound are stored on [↪  vinyl]
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  4. past activities [singular] the facts about how successful, good, bad etc someone or something has been in the past
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  5. criminal record a list made by the police of someone's crimes
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  6. in record time very quickly
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  7. off the record if you say something off the record, you do not want people to repeat what you say, for example in newspapers or meetings
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  8. be/go on (the) record as saying (that) to say something publicly or officially, so that it may be written down and repeated
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  9. for the record spoken used to tell someone that what you are saying should be remembered or written down
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  10. set/put the record straight to tell people the truth about something, because you want to be sure that they understand what the truth really is
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record recorded recorded
Present Participle Third Person Singular
recording records
  1. [transitive] to write information down or store it in a computer or on film so that it can be looked at in the future
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  2. [intransitive and transitive] to store music, sound, television programmes etc on tape or DISC s so that people can listen to them or watch them again
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  3. [transitive] if an instrument records the size, speed, temperature etc of something, it measures it and keeps that information
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record used in phrases

  • Congressional Record (noun)
    1. a published written account of the speeches and debates and votes of the United States Congress
  • Congressional Record, the
    1. a printed report of what is said and done in the US Congress, including all the official discussions, votes, and decisions
  • Graduate Record Examination (noun)
    1. a standardized test that is an admissions requirement for many graduate schools in the United States
  • Public Record Office, the
    1. a building in West London that holds all British government records and documents, from the 11th century onwards. Most of the records, including secret government papers, can be examined by the general public after 30 years.
  • chronological record (noun)
    1. a chronological account of events in successive years
  • criminal record (noun)
    1. an official record kept by the police of any crimes a person has committed
  • expense record (noun)
    1. a written record of money spent
  • for the record
    1. law for the purpose of being recorded
  • graphical record (noun)
    1. a visual representation of the relations between certain quantities plotted with reference to a set of axes
  • historical record (noun)
    1. as opposed to fiction or myth etc. writing having historical value
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unguarded
Pronunciation: ʌnˈɡɑːdɪd
Parts of Speech: adjective
an unguarded remark, statement etc is one that you make carelessly without thinking of the possible effects
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