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There's also something of an illusion in that, you can perhaps record a TV thing one month and complete a book the next and then be in a play. Then, if they all come out at once, it looks as if you're actually juggling a million things.
Jane Asher

Meaning of "record" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RECORD

From Old French recorder to call to mind, from Latin recordārī to remember, from re- + cor heart.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF RECORD

record  [ˈrɛkɔːd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RECORD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Record is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb record in English.

WHAT DOES RECORD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of record in the English dictionary

The first definition of record in the dictionary is an account in permanent form, esp in writing, preserving knowledge or information about facts or events. Other definition of record is a written account of some transaction that serves as legal evidence of the transaction. Record is also a written official report of the proceedings of a court of justice or legislative body, including the judgments given or enactments made.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RECORD

PRESENT

Present
I record
you record
he/she/it records
we record
you record
they record
Present continuous
I am recording
you are recording
he/she/it is recording
we are recording
you are recording
they are recording
Present perfect
I have recorded
you have recorded
he/she/it has recorded
we have recorded
you have recorded
they have recorded
Present perfect continuous
I have been recording
you have been recording
he/she/it has been recording
we have been recording
you have been recording
they have been recording
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I recorded
you recorded
he/she/it recorded
we recorded
you recorded
they recorded
Past continuous
I was recording
you were recording
he/she/it was recording
we were recording
you were recording
they were recording
Past perfect
I had recorded
you had recorded
he/she/it had recorded
we had recorded
you had recorded
they had recorded
Past perfect continuous
I had been recording
you had been recording
he/she/it had been recording
we had been recording
you had been recording
they had been recording
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will record
you will record
he/she/it will record
we will record
you will record
they will record
Future continuous
I will be recording
you will be recording
he/she/it will be recording
we will be recording
you will be recording
they will be recording
Future perfect
I will have recorded
you will have recorded
he/she/it will have recorded
we will have recorded
you will have recorded
they will have recorded
Future perfect continuous
I will have been recording
you will have been recording
he/she/it will have been recording
we will have been recording
you will have been recording
they will have been recording
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would record
you would record
he/she/it would record
we would record
you would record
they would record
Conditional continuous
I would be recording
you would be recording
he/she/it would be recording
we would be recording
you would be recording
they would be recording
Conditional perfect
I would have record
you would have record
he/she/it would have record
we would have record
you would have record
they would have record
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been recording
you would have been recording
he/she/it would have been recording
we would have been recording
you would have been recording
they would have been recording
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you record
we let´s record
you record
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to record
Past participle
recorded
Present Participle
recording
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RECORD


accord
əˈkɔːd
chord
kɔːd
clavichord
ˈklævɪˌkɔːd
concord
ˈkɒnkɔːd
Concorde
ˈkɒnkɔːd
cord
kɔːd
discord
ˈdɪskɔːd
harpsichord
ˈhɑːpsɪˌkɔːd
misericorde
mɪˈzɛrɪˌkɔːd
needlecord
ˈniːdəlˌkɔːd
notochord
ˈnəʊtəˌkɔːd
off-the-record
ˌɒfðəˈrɛkɔːd
ripcord
ˈrɪpˌkɔːd
whipcord
ˈwɪpˌkɔːd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RECORD

recopy
record book
record breaker
record button
record cabinet
record card
record company
record dealer
record deck
record holder
record label
record library
record of achievement
record player
record producer
record shop
record sleeve
record store
record time
record token

WORDS THAT END LIKE RECORD

attendance record
Congressional Record
court record
criminal record
for the record
go on record
gold record
gramophone record
have a record
human rights record
long-playing record
off the record
on record
police record
re-record
school record
tape-record
track record
war record
with one accord
world record

Synonyms and antonyms of record in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «RECORD»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «record» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of record

Translation of «record» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RECORD

Find out the translation of record to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of record from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «record» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

记录
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

registro
570 millions of speakers

English

record
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रिकॉर्ड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سِجِلّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

запись
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

registro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নথি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

note
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rekod
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Aufzeichnung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

記録
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기록
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rekaman
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hồ sơ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சாதனை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विक्रम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kayıt
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

documentazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zapis
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

запис
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fișă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καταχώριση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rekord
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rekord
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

journal
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of record

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RECORD»

The term «record» is very widely used and occupies the 1.556 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RECORD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «record» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «record» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about record

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10 QUOTES WITH «RECORD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word record.
1
Ralph Abernathy
Bring on your tear gas, bring on your grenades, your new supplies of Mace, your state troopers and even your national guards. But let the record show we ain't going to be turned around.
2
David Amram
The idea of the peace movement and of people who spent their entire lives trying to have a more egalitarian, just society, suddenly became swamped by the record industry, by the new rock and roll culture, and by the idea of not trusting anyone over thirty.
3
Bea Arthur
PETA has a proven track record of success. Each victory PETA wins for the animals is a stepping stone upon which we build a more compassionate world for all beings - and we will never give up our fight until all animals are treated with respect and kindness.
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Jane Asher
There's also something of an illusion in that, you can perhaps record a TV thing one month and complete a book the next and then be in a play. Then, if they all come out at once, it looks as if you're actually juggling a million things.
5
Bruce Babbitt
Protecting all this land, working with the President to establish all these monuments, to, you know... I think the President has a land protection record that's second to no one in this century, maybe Teddy Roosevelt.
6
Eike Batista
To be powerful in South America, you have to be transparent and you have to have a very clean reputation. Transparency for me today is a magic word in South America. Power comes from transparency and a track record of execution.
7
Ned Beauman
Just as the best way to judge an adult is by his or her record collection, the best way to judge a pub is by the albums on its jukebox.
8
Greg Berlanti
Especially with DVRs nowadays, people have their roster. More and more, it's not just, 'I'll watch what's on at 9 P.M.' They have their backlog of the shows they always watch, that they record every week, and it's a matter of, how do you get into that list?
9
Suzy Bogguss
I have been fortunate enough to record several singles and a whole album with Chet Atkins.
10
Sean Booth
I've never seen America as being one place, but I think the record industry people I've spoken to - although they will acknowledge that the cities are completely different from each other - I think they still handle it as being one territory.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RECORD»

Discover the use of record in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to record and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Off the Record: The Private Papers of Harry S. Truman
This book contains the private papers of Harry S. Truman, in and out of the White House, beginning in 1945 and ending in November 1971, when only a few months of life remained and the retired president's days had become so constricted that ...
Harry S. Truman, Robert H. Ferrell, 1997
2
Extreme Weather: A Guide & Record Book
Explores some of the United States most severe or unusual weather systems, including electrified dust storms, pink snowstorms, luminous tornadoes, ball lightning, and falls of fish and toads.
Christopher C. Burt, 2007
3
Record Label Marketing
A much-needed overall survey of the music industry and the corporate processes used to market music recordings through a record label.
Tom Hutchison, Paul Allen, Amy Macy, 2012
4
Teacher's Lesson Planner and Record Book
When the school bell rings and it's back to class, teachers will be well prepared with this planner in hand. It includes a student roster, seating charts, emergency contacts, behavior records, and tips for good communication with parents.
Stephanie Embrey, 2008
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From Ritual to Record: The Nature of Modern Sports, Updated ...
Originally published in 1978, From Ritual to Record was one of the first books to recognize the importance of sports as a lens on the fundamental structure of societies.
Allen Guttmann, 2013
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Goldmine Record Album Price Guide
Whether you're cleaning out a closet, basement or attic full of records, or you're searching for hidden gems to build your collection, you can depend on Goldmine Record Album Price Guide to help you accurately identify and appraise your ...
Martin Popoff, 2009
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Data Quality and Record Linkage Techniques
This book helps practitioners gain a deeper understanding, at an applied level, of the issues involved in improving data quality through editing, imputation, and record linkage. The first part of the book deals with methods and models.
Thomas N. Herzog, Fritz J. Scheuren, William E. Winkler, 2007
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My First Five Years: A Record of Early Childhood
The pages of this baby book feature heartwarming photos of babies from Geddes's new Nursery Room Collection of baby clothes. Adorable tots, decked out in colorful cotton duds, smile, sleep, and convey love on every page.
‎2007
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On Record: Files and Dossiers in American Life
Who has access to the records? To what extent do the records follow an individual after he has left the setting in which they were gathered? What are some of the dangers and pitfalls in record-keeping?
Stanton Wheeler, 1976
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Appetite for Self-Destruction: The Spectacular Crash of the ...
For the first time, Appetite for Self-Destruction recounts the epic story of the precipitous rise and fall of the recording industry over the past three decades, when the incredible success of the CD turned the music business into one of ...
Steve Knopper, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RECORD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term record is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bipartisan spectrum blasts proposed changes to open records law
A dozen Republican lawmakers shot the state's open records law full of holes late Thursday, but are declining to say who is the prime force behind shielding ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jul 15»
2
Bradley Wiggins breaks UCI Hour Record at Lee Valley Velopark
Wiggins, who becomes the fifth person in the past nine months to break the record, joked: "That's the closest I have ever come to what it's like to have a baby.". «BBC Sport, Jun 15»
3
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson sets selfie record with fans at San …
Hollywood superstar Dwayne Johnson has set a new Guinness World Records title for the Most self-portrait photographs (selfies) taken in three minutes, at the ... «Guinness World Records, May 15»
4
House votes overwhelmingly to end NSA's mass collection of phone …
The House bill would leave customers' toll records with telephone companies, not the NSA. The government would need a court order to access specific records ... «Los Angeles Times, May 15»
5
NSA program on phone records is illegal, court rules
A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that the National Security Agency's collection of millions of Americans' phone records violates the USA Patriot Act, ... «Washington Post, May 15»
6
Still spinnin': America's classic record stores
(CNN) Like phone booths and typewriters, record stores are a vanishing breed -- another victim of the digital age. Camelot Music. Virgin Megastores. «CNN, Apr 15»
7
Steph Curry sets new single-season record with 273rd 3-pointer
The Golden State Warriors played the Portland Trail Blazers at Oracle on Thursday night, and with five 3-pointers in the first half, Steph Curry set the new record ... «USA TODAY, Apr 15»
8
World's oldest person Misao Okawa dies aged 117
Guinness World Records is saddened to learn of the passing of Misao Okawa, holder of the world record titles for Oldest living person and Oldest living woman. «Guinness World Records, Apr 15»
9
AP: Obama administration 'sets new record' for denying records
Leak investigations, seizing phone records, using FOIA-dodging private e-mail addresses: The Obama administration routinely makes a mockery of its long-ago ... «Washington Post, Mar 15»
10
Boston's winter vaults to top of snowfall records
The region cleared other records this winter, with a peak of 46 inches of snowpack at the Blue Hill Observatory in Milton, the deepest in the past 130 years. «Boston Globe, Mar 15»

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