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to record

to record

762 2.3
To make a written, audio, or video copy of something for later use
  • verb
  • /ˈrɛkərd/
translation icon : grabar
  • No, when you record, what's the what's the mood like?
  • record information
  • record interviews
  • record audio

He has to slip in somewhere and record it or something.

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Examples

  • I will record my thoughts in a journal every night before bed.

  • Think about the fact that I record video lectures.

  • And when that happens, I will record everything, everything.

  • So now we can jump into what we did record, take it away past self.

  • I mean, you guys have recorded hundreds of hours of content.

  • Make sure you record it.

  • I recorded a video message from the man you saved.

  • Like every good reporter, he recorded good and bad things about both sides.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Helping students illustrate and record their writing using Blabberize, a Web 2.0 tool.

    Academic text (2011)
  • A reflexive journal was used to record methodological decisions, working hypotheses, and themes that emerged.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

to document
vsto record
365 3.4

To write or save information to show proof

is wider, meaning any account made to be referred to later
to tape
vsto record
293 1.8

To record sound or images using a device

is the general action of making an account not limited to one medium
to enter
vsto record
267 1.4

To put information into a form or computer

covers making any written, audio, or visual account regardless of format
to write down
vsto record
214 1.1

Put information on paper to help you remember it later

is wider, including audio and visual methods as well as writing
to save
vsto record
  • Specialized
211 1.3

Record data on a computer to use later

is broader, applying to any written, audio, or visual account kept for later
to log
vsto record
175 3.0

To write down events or information to keep a record

is more general, not always requiring official or systematic methods
to note
vsto record
158 1.3

To write something down so you do not forget it

is the general act of making a lasting written, audio, or visual account
to put down
vsto record
117 2.4

To write something so you do not forget it

is the broader act of making any referable written, audio, or visual account
to videotape
vsto record
  • Archaic
106 3.2

To record a TV program or event on tape

is the general act of making accounts in any audio, visual, or written form
to chronicle
vsto record
70 5.7

To write events in the order they happened

is the general act of making an account without focusing on sequence
to take down
vsto record
30 3.4

To write something so you can remember it

is the general process of creating written, audio, or visual accounts
to video
vsto record
11 3.2

To record moving pictures with a camera

is broader, including audio and written methods as well as moving images
to tape record
vsto record
  • Archaic
5 3.2

To put voices or sounds on tape to play them later

is broader, covering written, audio, and visual accounts on any medium
to journal
vsto record
4 4.4

To write personal thoughts and daily events in a book

is broader, covering public, private, written, audio, and visual accounts
to rec
vsto record
  • Informal
1 9.8

To make an audio or video file to use later

is the neutral, general term for making written, audio, or visual accounts
to pen in
vsto record
1 4.2

To write down an idea, plan, or appointment

is broader, applying to formal and informal written, audio, or visual accounts

Antonyms

144 1.6

Remove marks, writing, or digital files so they are no longer visible

Idioms

off the record
  • Literature
87 6.8

Said to a reporter that is not for publication

Give the true facts to fix a wrong idea

Happens very quickly, faster than usual

To keep saying the same complaint again and again until people get annoyed

Phrasal Verbs

Do better than anyone before in a sport or activity

to tape record
  • Archaic
5 3.2

To put voices or sounds on tape to play them later

Compounds

medical record
  • Specialized
109 2.3

A written file with a patient's health history and treatments

93 3.7

A history of past success that shows ability and reliability

A list of crimes a court says someone is guilty of

A business that makes, promotes, and sells music and supports artists

47 3.0

The best official result in the world for a sport or event

public record
  • Formal
43 3.0

An official document a government must keep and let people read

Better than any earlier time, number or measurement

A written document that gives reliable information about past events

18 3.0

A machine that plays music from vinyl discs using a needle

broken record
  • Offensive
14 4.9

A person who keeps saying the same thing until others get annoyed

12 3.2

A person or organization that officially has the best result in an event

12 2.3

A book that lists official facts or achievements

Keeping written or digital information so you can find it later

A document that keeps proof of facts or events

5 6.4

The official written report of what members of the US Congress say and how they vote

4 3.2

A flat round plastic disc that people play on a turntable to hear music

3 3.0

A set of songs released together with one cover

A person or thing that beats a previous record

Someone's best result in a sport or activity

2 4.1

Fastest time ever recorded at a race track for a distance

1 3.1

The highest amount ever paid for something

1 6.6

A flat round disc with a groove that stores music and is played on a turntable

A list that shows events in the order they happened, often with dates

A person who writes and saves important official information in files

record-keeping
  • Specialized
1 3.7

Relating to arranging and storing written or digital information

stuck record
  • Informal
1 7.4

A person who repeats the same thing until it becomes annoying

A record showing how many games a team or player wins and loses in a season

A paper or cardboard cover that protects a vinyl record

expense record
  • Specialized
3.5

A written list of money spent for work or home

graphical record
  • Specialized
4.1

A chart that shows numbers or data so you can see trends

record album
  • Archaic
2.8

A book or case that holds and protects vinyl records

record changer
  • Archaic
7.0

A device on a record player that plays several records by itself in a row

A cardboard or paper sleeve that protects a vinyl record

record hop
  • Archaic
8.6

An informal dance for teenagers where people play popular songs from records

A cover for a vinyl record that protects it and shows the album art

stock of record
  • Specialized
7.9

Shares that are owned by people whose names are on the company's official list on a set date

A person or company whose name appears on the company's list of owners of shares on a certain date

How Thorough

to document
365 3.4
to record
762 2.3
to register
603 2.8
note
1.0

Surface Forms

record infinitive
recorded past
recorded past participle
recording present participle
records third person singular

Etymology

To record (verb) comes from Latin recordari 'to remember' (from re- 'again' and cor 'heart'). To record something is to make a note, sound, or picture so you can remember or use it later.