re·cord (r -kôrd )v. re·cord·ed, re·cord·ing, re·cords v.tr. 1. To set down for preservation in writing or other permanent form. 2. To register or indicate: The clerk recorded the votes. 3. a. To register (sound or images) in permanent form by mechanical or electrical means for reproduction. b. To register the words, sound, appearance, or performance of by such means: recorded the oldest townspeople on tape; recorded the violin concerto. v.intr. To record something. n. rec·ord (r Idioms:  k rd)1. a. An account, as of information or facts, set down especially in writing as a means of preserving knowledge. b. Something on which such an account is based. c. Something that records: a fossil record. 2. Information or data on a particular subject collected and preserved: the coldest day on record. 3. The known history of performance, activities, or achievement: your academic record; hampered by a police record. 4. An unsurpassed measurement: a world record in weightlifting; a record for cold weather. 5. Computer Science A collection of related, often adjacent items of data, treated as a unit. 6. Law a. An account officially written and preserved as evidence or testimony. b. An account of judicial or legislative proceedings written and preserved as evidence. c. The documents or volumes containing such evidence. 7. a. A disk designed to be played on a phonograph. b. Something, such as magnetic tape, on which sound or visual images have been recorded. go on record To embrace a certain position publicly: go on record in favor of the mayor's reelection. off the record Not for publication: The senator told the reporters that his remarks were strictly off the record. on record Known to have been stated or to have taken a certain position: The senator's opposition to the new legislation is on record. [Middle English recorden, from Old French recorder, from Latin record  r , to remember : re-, re- + cor, cord-, heart; see kerd- in Indo-European roots.] |
record
Noun
[rek-ord, rik-kord]
1. a document or other thing that preserves information
2. records information or data on a subject collected over a long period: dental records
3. a thin disc of a plastic material upon which sound has been recorded in a continuous spiral groove on each side
4. the best recorded achievement in some field: her score set a Games record
5. the known facts about a person's achievements
6. a list of crimes of which an accused person has previously been convicted
7. anything serving as evidence or as a memorial: the First World War is a record of human folly
8. Computers a group of data or piece of information preserved as a unit in machine-readable form
9. for the record for the sake of strict factual accuracy
10. go on record to state one's views publicly
11. have a record to have previous criminal convictions
12. off the record not for publication
13. on record
a. stated in a public document
b. publicly known
Adjective
being the highest or lowest, or best or worst ever achieved: record losses
Verb
1. to put in writing to preserve the true facts: to record the minutes of a meeting
2. to preserve (sound, TV programmes, etc.) on plastic disc, magnetic tape, etc., for reproduction on a playback device
3. to show or register [Latin recordari to remember]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  record - anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events; "the film provided a valuable record of stage techniques"photography, picture taking - the act of taking and printing photographs written account, written record - a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events memorabilia - a record of things worth remembering account, chronicle, history, story - a record or narrative description of past events; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead" evidence - an indication that makes something evident; "his trembling was evidence of his fear" working papers - records kept of activities involved in carrying out a project; "the auditor was required to produce his working papers" |
| 2. |  record - sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the grooveacetate disk, phonograph recording disk - a disk coated with cellulose acetate 78, seventy-eight - a shellac based phonograph record that played at 78 revolutions per minute | |
| 3. | record - the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had; "at 9-0 they have the best record in their league" number - a concept of quantity involving zero and units; "every number has a unique position in the sequence" | |
| 4. |  record - the sum of recognized accomplishments; "the lawyer has a good record"; "the track record shows that he will be a good president"accomplishment, achievement - the action of accomplishing something | |
| 5. |  record - a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone; "Al Smith used to say, `Let's look at the record'"; "his name is in all the record books"logbook - a book in which the log is written won-lost record - (sports) a record of win versus losses scorecard, card - (golf) a record of scores (as in golf); "you have to turn in your card to get a handicap" fact - a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened; "he supported his argument with an impressive array of facts" | |
| 6. | record - an extreme attainment; the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport); "he tied the Olympic record"; "coffee production last year broke all previous records"; "Chicago set the homicide record" attainment - the act of achieving an aim; "the attainment of independence" track record - the fastest time ever recorded for a specific distance at a particular racetrack; "the track record for the mile and a half at Belmont is 2 minutes 24 seconds held by Secretariat since 1973" world record - the best record in the whole world | |
| 7. | record - a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction; "they could find no record of the purchase" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" document - a written account of ownership or obligation balance sheet - a record of the financial situation of an institution on a particular date by listing its assets and the claims against those assets expense record - a written record of money spent account book, book of account, ledger, leger, book - a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they got a subpoena to examine our books" payslip - a slip of paper included with your pay that records how much money you have earned and how much tax or insurance etc. has been taken out register - a book in which names and transactions are listed bankbook, passbook - a record of deposits and withdrawals and interest held by depositors at certain banks checkbook, chequebook - a book issued to holders of checking accounts | |
| 8. |  record - a list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted; "he ruled that the criminal record of the defendant could not be disclosed to the court"; "the prostitute had a record a mile long" | |
| Verb | 1. | record - make a record of; set down in permanent form recording, transcription - the act of making a record (especially an audio record); "she watched the recording from a sound-proof booth" accession - make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library post - display, as of records in sports games ring up - to perform and record a sale on a cash register; "Sally rang up Eve's purchase of tomatoes" manifest - record in a ship's manifest; "each passenger must be manifested" inscribe - write, engrave, or print as a lasting record chronicle - record in chronological order; make a historical record document - record in detail; "The parents documented every step of their child's development" log - enter into a log, as on ships and planes photograph, shoot, snap - record on photographic film; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President" notch - notch a surface to record something maintain, keep - maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes" film - record in film; "The coronation was filmed" save, preserve - to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer" register - record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions book - record a charge in a police register; "The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man" |
| 2. | record - register electronically; "They recorded her singing" tape record - record with a tape recorder prerecord - record before presentation, as of a broadcast cut - record a performance on (a medium); "cut a record" cut - make a recording of; "cut the songs"; "She cut all of her major titles again" | |
| 3. | record - indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'" say - indicate; "The clock says noon" show - give evidence of, as of records; "The diary shows his distress that evening" strike - indicate (a certain time) by striking; "The clock struck midnight"; "Just when I entered, the clock struck" indicate - to state or express briefly; "indicated his wishes in a letter" | |
| 4. | record - be aware of; "Did you register any change when I pressed the button?" register - enter into someone's consciousness; "Did this event register in your parents' minds?" register - show in one's face; "Her surprise did not register" | |
| 5. | record - be or provide a memorial to a person or an event; "This sculpture commemorates the victims of the concentration camps"; "We memorialized the Dead" remind - put in the mind of someone; "Remind me to call Mother" monumentalise, monumentalize - record or memorialize lastingly with a monument |
record
noun 1. document, file, register, log, report, minute, account, entry, journal, diary, memorial, archives, memoir, chronicle, memorandum, annals
noun 3. disc, recording, single, release, album, waxing (informal) LP, vinyl, EP, forty-five, platter U.S. (slang) seventy-eight, gramophone record, black disc
verb 5. set down, report, minute, note, enter, document, register, preserve, log, put down, chronicle, write down, enrol, take down, inscribe, transcribe, chalk up (informal) put on record, put on file
verb 6. make a recording of, cut, video, tape, lay down (slang) wax (informal) video-tape, tape-record, put on wax (informal)
verb 7. register, show, read, contain, indicate, give evidence of >> off the record 8. confidentially, in private, in confidence, unofficially, sub rosa, under the rose
Translations
record n [ˈrɛkɔːd] (MUS) → disco; [of meeting etc] → relación f (= register); registro, partida (= file); archivo;
(also: police or criminal record) → antecedentes mpl penales;
(written) → expediente m;
(SPORT) → récord m;
(COMPUT) → registro
(MUS) [+ song etc]; grabar;
he is on record as saying that ... → hay pruebas de que ha dicho públicamente que ...;
off the record adj → no oficial
adv → confidencialmente
record n [ˈrɛkɔːd] → rapport m, récit m [of meeting etc]; procès-verbal m (= register); registre m (= file); dossier m;
(Comput) → article m;
(also: police record) → casier m judiciaire;
(Mus) (= disc); disque m;
(Sport) → record m
adj → record inv
(Mus) [+ song etc]; enregistrer;
public records → archives fpl;
to keep a record of → noter;
off the record adj → officieux/euse
adv → officieusement;
record [ˈrɛkɔːd] n (written account) → Aufzeichnung f;
(of meeting) → Protokoll nt;
(of decision) → Beleg m;
(Comput) → Datensatz m;
(file) → Akte f;
(Mus) (disc) → Schallplatte f;
(history) → Vorgeschichte f;
(also: criminal record) → Vorstrafen pl;
(Sport) → Rekord m
vt → aufzeichnen;
(song etc) → aufnehmen;
(temperature, speed etc) → registrieren
adj (sales, profits) → Rekord-;
record of attendance → Anwesenheitsliste f;
to keep a record of sth → etw schriftlich festhalten;
to have a good/poor record → gute/schlechte Leistungen vorzuweisen haben;
to have a (criminal) record → vorbestraft sein;
he is on record as saying that ... → er hat nachweislich gesagt, dass ...;
off the record (remark) → inoffiziell adv (speak) → im Vertrauen;
in record time → in Rekordzeit
record n [ˈrɛkɔːd] → ricordo, documento; [of meeting etc] → nota, verbale m (= register); registro (= file); pratica, dossier m inv;
(MUS) (= disc); disco;
(COMPUT, MUS) [+ song etc]; registrare;
public records → archivi mpl;
Italy's excellent record → i brillanti successi italiani;
to keep a record of → tener nota di;
off the record adj → ufficioso/a
adv → ufficiosamente;
he is on record as saying that ... → ha dichiarato pubblicamente che ...
n record [ˈrekoːd, -kəd, (American ) -kərd]
1 a written report of facts, events etc historical records; I wish to keep a record of everything that is said at this meeting. rekord تَسْجيل، سِجِل، بَيان данни záznam, zápis optegnelse die Aufzeichnung αρχείο, πρακτικό constancia (escrita); archivos; registro kirjapanek, ülestähendus ثبت؛ یادداشت muistiinpano rapport écrit רִישוּם सरकारी कागज zapis, snimka feljegyzés catatan skrá, fundarbók documento; verbale 記録 기록 dokumentas, užrašai, protokolas dokuments; pieraksts; protokols fakta bertulis verslag opptegnelse; protokoll zapis, protokół registo mărturie; proces-verbal запись záznam, zápis poročilo zapis dokument, uppteckning, protokoll บันทึก kayıt, not 記錄 запис; протокол دستاویز sự ghi lại 记录
2 a round flat piece of (usually black) plastic on which music etc is recorded a record of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony. plaat أسْطُوانَه плоча (gramofonová) deska grammofonplade die Platte δίσκος (μουσ.) disco heliplaat صفحه گرامافون äänilevy disque תַקלִיט लेख-प्रमाण gramofonska ploča (hang)lemez piringan hitam hljómplata disco レコード 음반, 레코드 plokštelė skaņuplate cakera grammaofoonplaat grammofonplate płyta gramofonowa disco disc пластинка gramofónová platňa gramofonska plošča ploča grammofonskiva แผ่นเสียง plâk 唱片 платівка; запис на платівці گراموفون ریکارڈ đĩa hát 唱片
3 (in races, games, or almost any activity) the best performance so far; something which has never yet been beaten He holds the record for the 1,000 metres; The record for the high jump was broken/beaten this afternoon; He claimed to have eaten fifty sausages in a minute and asked if this was a record; (also adjective ) a record score. rekord رَقْم قِياسي рекорд rekord(ní) rekord; rekord- der Rekord, Rekord... ρεκόρ, ανώτατη επίδοση récord, marca, plusmarca rekord رکورد؛ امتیاز ennätys record שִׂיא किसी वस्तु या व्यक्ति के सम्बन्धित अतीत का ज्ञान rekord rekord, csúcs rekor met record 最高記録 최고 기록 rekordas rekords pencapaian terbaik record rekord rekord recorde record рекорд rekord; rekordný rekord rekord rekord สถิติในการแข่งกีฬา rekor 最高記錄 рекорд بہترین کارکرد گی kỷ lục 最高记录
4 the collected facts from the past of a person, institution etc This school has a very poor record of success in exams; He has a criminal record. rekord سِجِل архив minulost, pověst omdømme; fortid das Register μητρώο, ιστορικό, παρελθόν historial; (policial) antecedentes (tegude) loend, minevik, register پرونده؛ بایگانی menneisyys dossier תִיק פְּלִילִי रिकार्ड zapisi, evidencija előélet catatan ferilskrá; sakaskrá passato, (risultati) 経歴 경력, 성적 duomenys, praeities faktai reputācija; raksturojums; liecība fakta terdahulu staat van dienst register, rulleblad, fortid przeszłość, rejestr história dosar прошлое; репутация minulosť, povesť kartoteka, dosje dosije meritlista, förflutet ประวัติ sicil 檔案 дані; характеристика پچھلی زندگی کے تحریری حالات thành tích 档案
[rəˈkoːd] v
1 to write a description of (an event, facts etc) so that they can be read in the future The decisions will be recorded in the minutes of the meeting. aanteken يُسَجِّل، يُدَوِّن записвам zapsat notere; registrere aufschreiben καταγράφω registrar, dejar constancia escrita üles kirjutama ثبت کردن kirjoittaa consigner לִרשוֹם रजिस्टर में दर्ज करना zapisati feljegyez mencatat skrá verbalizzare 記録する 기록하다; 기록되다 įrašyti, (už)protokoluoti pierakstīt; protokolēt merekodkan optekenen skrive opp, opptegne (za)protokołować registar a consemna записывать zapísať zapisati zabeležiti uppteckna, protokollföra จดบันทึก kaydetmek, yazmak 記載 записувати; протоколювати اندراج کرنا ghi lại 记载
2 to put (the sound of music, speech etc) on a record or tape so that it can be listened to in the future I've recorded the whole concert; Don't make any noise when I'm recording. opneem يُسَجِّل أسْطُوانَه правя запис nahrát, zachytit optage; indspille aufnehmen ηχογραφώ grabar lindistama ضبط کردن äänittää enregistrer לְהקלִיט अंकित करना snimiti hangfelvételt készít (vmiről), felvesz vmit merekam taka upp registrare 録音する 녹음[]하다 įrašyti, įrašinėti ierakstīt merakam opnemen ta opp, synge/snakke inn nagrać gravar a înregistra записывать nahrať posneti snimiti spela in บันทึกเสียงลงบนแผ่นเสียง kaydetmek, kayıt yapmak 錄音 записувати на плівку موسیقی یا تقریر وغیرہ ریکارڈ کرنا thu thanh 录音
3 (of a dial, instrument etc) to show (a figure etc) as a reading The thermometer recorded 30C yesterday. meet يُسَجِّل، يُبَيِّن регистрирам ukázat, naměřit registrere verzeichnen καταγράφω (μέτρηση) registrar näitama نشان دادن osoittaa enregistrer לְתַעֵד प्रोग्राम को टेप करना zabilježiti, bilježiti mutat (műszer) menunjukkan sÿna segnare 示す 표시하다, 나타내다 rodyti reģistrēt; rādīt menunjukkan bacaan aanwijzen vise (za)rejestrować registar a indica показывать ukázať zabeležiti očitavati visa บันทึกค่าที่ได้ göstermek 顯示 показувати کسی مشین یا آلے وغیرہ کے ہندسوں کو ریکارڈ کرنا cho thấy 显示
4 to give or show, especially in writing to record one's vote in an election. aanteken يُسَجِّل، يَكْتُب записвам zaznamenat registrere abgeben καταγράφω consignar kirja panema ثبت کردن ilmaista enregistrer לִרשוֹם दर्ज करना pribrojiti igazol mencatat sÿna/gefa skriflega (mettere a verbale) 登録する 써서 내다[] užregistruoti reģistrēt memberikan registreren protokollføre, bokføre zarejestrować registar a da регистрировать zaznamenať, zapísať vpisati zabeležiti avge, []registrera แสดง (ปริมาณหรือจำนวน) vermek 示出 заносити до списку تحریر میں لانا trao cho 示出
n reˈcorder
1 a type of musical wind instrument, made of wood, plastic etc. blokfluit آلة نَفْخ: فلوت права флейта zobcová flétna blokfløjte die Blockflöte είδος φλάουτου flauta plokkflööt رکوردر؛ فلوت هشت سوراخه nokkahuilu flûte à bec חֲלִילִית रिकार्डर blokflauta egyenes fuvola, blockflőte rekorder blokkflauta flauto dolce リコーダー 리코더 išilginė fleita sens flautas paveids rekoder blokfluit blokkfløyte flet prosty flauta flaut блок-флейта zobcová flauta kljunasta flavta flauta blockflöjt เครื่องเล่นดนตรีชนิดหนึ่ง blok flüt 錄音機 вид старовинної флейти لکڑی یا پلاسٹک وغیرہ سے بنا ہوا موسیقی کا ایک آلہ ống tiêu 录音机
2 an instrument for recording on to tape. opnemer جِهاز تَسْجيل звукозаписен апарат magnetofon båndoptager; videomaskine das Aufnahmegerät μαγνητόφωνο grabadora, magnetófono magnetofon دستگاه ضبط nauhuri magnétophone מַכשִיר הַקלָטָה टेप रिकार्डर magnetofon felvevőkészülék (magnó, videó) alat perekam segulbandstæki registratore 録音器 기록기; 녹음기 magnetofonas magnetofons perakam suara bandrecorder (bånd)opptaker magnetofon gravador casetofon; magnetofon магнитофон magnetofón snemalnik magnetofon inspelnings-, registreringsapparat อุปกรณ์บันทึกเสียงบนเครื่องเล่น teyp 記錄儀 магнітофон موسیقی وغیرہ کو ریکارڈ کرنے والا آلہ máy ghi âm 记录仪
n reˈcording
something recorded on tape, a record etc This is a recording of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. opname تَسْجيل، أسْطُوانَه запис nahrávka, záznam optagelse; indspilning die Aufzeichnung ηχογράφηση, εγγραφή grabación helilindistus نوار صوتی یا تصویری äänite enregistrement הַקלָטָה रिकार्ड करना snimka, zvučni zapis felvétel rekaman upptaka registrazione 録音[] 기록, 녹음 įrašas ieraksts rakaman opname opptak, innspilling nagranie gravação înregistrare запись nahrávka, záznam posnetek snimak inspelning, upptagning การบันทึก kayıt 錄音 запис صوت بندی bản ghi âm 录音
n record-player
an electrical instrument which reproduces the sounds recorded on records. platespeler مُسَجِّل، جِهاز تَشْغيل الشّريط الغِنائي грамофон gramofon grammofon der Plattenspieler γραμμόφωνο, πικάπ tocadiscos grammofon گرامافون؛ گرام levysoitin tourne-disque מקוֹל, פָּטִיפוֹן रिकार्ड प्लेयर gramofon lemezjátszó pemutar rekaman plötuspilari giradischi レコードプレーヤー 레코드 플레이어 grotuvas, patefonas skaņuplašu atskaņotājs pemain cakera platenspeler platespiller, grammofon gramofon gira-discos pick-up проигрыватель gramofón gramofon gramofon skivspelare เครื่องเล่นสิ่งที่บันทึกไปแล้ว pikap 電唱機 програвач گراموفون مشین máy hát 电唱机
in record time
very quickly. in rekordtyd بِسُرْعَه за рекордно време v rekordním čase på rekordtid in Rekordzeit σε χρόνο ρεκόρ en un tiempo récord rekordajaga خیلی سریع ennätysajassa en un temps record מְהִירוּת שִׂיא बहुत तेज u rekordnom vremenu, vrlo brzo rekordidő alatt cepat sekali á mettíma (a tempo di record) 素早く labai greitai rekordlaikā; ļoti ātri sepantas kilat in recordtijd på rekordtid w rekordowym czasie em tempo recorde în timp record в рекордное время v rekordnom čase v rekordnem času u rekordnom vremenskom roku på rekordtid อย่างรวดเร็ว çok çabuk 快速地 дуже швидко بہت تیزی سے nhanh như chớp 快速地
off the record
(of information, statements etc) not intended to be repeated or made public The Prime Minister admitted off the record that the country was going through a serious crisis. privaat غَيْر رَسْمي، لَيْسَ للنَّشْر неофициално neoficiálně uden for referat; uofficielt inoffiziell ανεπίσημα, εμπιστευτικά confidencialmente konfidentsiaalselt به طور غیر رسمی؛ بین خودمان luottamuksellisesti à titre officieux לא לְצִיטוּט अनाधिकारिक, व्यक्तिगत neslužben(o), ne za javnost nem hivatalos(an) tidak untuk disiarkan í trúnaði confidenzialmente, ufficiosamente 非公式に 비공식의, 공표해서는 안 될 neoficialiai neoficiāls; nepublicējams presē kenyataan tidak rasmi onofficieel uoffisiell, i fortrolighet nieoficjalnie confidencialmente (cu titlu) neoficial не для печати neoficiálne neuradno nezvanično inofficiellt, i förtrolighet ไม่นำกลับมาพูดอีก kayda geçmemek üzere 不發表的(地) не для протоколу غیر سرکاری طور پر không chính thức 不发表的（地）
on record
recorded This is the coldest winter on record. op rekord مُدَوَّن، مُسَجَّل записан zaznamenaný registreret; optegnet bisher στα χαρτιά, που έχει καταγραφεί registrado, de que se tiene constancia registreeritud ثبت شده؛ رسما اعلام شده tiedossa oleva attesté מְתוֹעַד अभिलिखित zabilježen fel van jegyezve tercatat skráður, skjalfestur registrato 記録されている 기록된, 기록적인 užregistruotas reģistrēts dalam catatan in de geschiedenis protokollført, registrert odnotowany, zarejestrowany registado înregistrat зафиксированный zaznamenaný zabeležen zvanično som finns dokumenterad จากที่บันทึกไว้ kaydedilmiş 記錄在案的 зареєстрований ریکارڈ پر được ghi lại 记录在案的
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