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📄 A written record 📝 To record
to document

to document

273 3.4
To write or save information to show proof
  • verb
  • /ˈdɒkjʊmənt/
: documentar
  • Make sure to document all your findings in the report.
  • well documented
  • documenting research
  • studies document

And they hired her to document this this process.

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Examples

  • If this is a workplace situation, document, document, document.

  • And, you know, we're documenting history here, so it's pretty cool.

  • Yeah, I, I said document your journey.

  • Whatever your talent is, document it, show it.

  • But I just want to show you so I can document this, this amazing growth here.

  • Then you ask them to document what you just did.

  • We're going to video document the trip.

    Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie (2014)

  • So I'm glad that I got to document this part for you.

    PatrickStarrr

  • Yes, I would say document the process of them learning and failing.

    Tom Ferry

  • Yes, in fact, we have begun to document our history from your example.

    Galaxy Quest (1999)

Synonyms

to file
vsto document
  • Formal
∞ 3.7

To officially give a document to a court or other authority

is about recording or providing evidence, not about submitting to authorities
to log
vsto document
98 3.0

To write down events or information to keep a record

is used more generally to provide evidence rather than only systematic records
to note
vsto document
24 1.3

To write something down so you do not forget it

is more formal and aims to provide evidence with supporting materials

Antonyms

to neglect
189 3.8

Fail to care for someone or something you should look after

Phrasal Verbs

to shred document
5 3.9

To cut important papers into small pieces so no one can read them

to save the document
1 2.0

Keep a document on a computer so you do not lose your work

Compounds

legal document
  • Formal
21 3.1

An official paper that records an agreement, right, or contract

official document
  • Formal
10 3.3

A record issued by an authority that shows a legal agreement or gives a right

historical document
7 3.5

A record from the past that helps us learn about people or events

written document
  • Formal
5 2.5

A formal paper that gives information or records facts

commercial document
  • Specialized
1 3.3

A paper or electronic record used in business, for example an invoice

as-built document
  • Specialized
7.9

A record that shows the final design and changes made when a building is finished

How Documented

to archive
34 3.9
to document
273 3.4
to note
209 1.8
to mention
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

document infinitive
documented past
documented past participle
documenting present participle
documents third person singular

Etymology

Document (verb) comes from the Latin documentum and docere meaning 'to teach', the same root as in doctor. To document something is to write or record it so you can show or prove it later, which follows the old idea of making a 'proof' or example.