record
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈrɛkərd/
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récord
- She is proud of her record in the swimming championships over the past few years.
- a track record
- to set records
- win-loss record
I think that is a record for my channel.
- I think that is a record for my channel.
- You've got to do the history, the track record of his family.
- Home prices are at record highs, continuing to climb.
- OK, OK, OK, that is the record for the loneliest person ever.
- Gas prices hitting another new all time record high, record high.
- You know, record, record profit, record sales can't meet demand.
- And he ends up setting every record for all these Channel Islands.
- I believe I hold Norwich's record for most.
- This question how much worse does his record about women need to be?
- And thank you so much for breaking records, for coming back every day.
- So you've got the video of the world championship record, Pac-Man player, right?
Examples
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What country holds the record for the largest iced coffee?
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Which race car driver holds the record for the most Grand Prix wins?
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The guy had a long track record, you know?
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He's got the best sales record in the office.
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San Francisco General has one of the longest and best records in AIDS research and treatment.
Academic text (1999) -
I bet this guy holds the three-point record at his high school.
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That's a new lap record, full stop.
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MIT had, until 1953, an unblemished and perfect record of placement of its graduates.
Academic text (2008) -
He holds the record for scoring the most points in a single basketball game.
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The research team published a paper highlighting their record of successful experiments.
Synonyms
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4.6
A number that shows how well a person or team does, for example in sports
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3.7
A history of past success that shows ability and reliability
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3.2
Someone's best result in a sport or activity
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4.1
A record showing how many games a team or player wins and loses in a season
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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6.5
To keep saying the same complaint again and again until people get annoyed
Compounds
- Formal
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6.4
The official written report of what members of the US Congress say and how they vote
- Archaic
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6.6
A flat round disc with a groove that stores music and is played on a turntable
- Archaic
A device on a record player that plays several records by itself in a row
- Specialized
Shares that are owned by people whose names are on the company's official list on a set date
- Formal
A person or company whose name appears on the company's list of owners of shares on a certain date
How Successful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Record comes from the Latin recordari 'to remember' (from re- 'again' and cor 'heart'). That is why a person's record is the list we 'remember' about their past performance or achievements.