| query | If you r_____ a piece of information or an event, you write it down, photograph it, or put it into a computer so that in the future people can refer to it.If you record a piece of information or an event, you write it down, photograph it, or put it into a computer so that in the future people can refer to it. ...software packages which record the details of your photographs. ...a place which has rarely suffered a famine in its recorded history. |
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| word | record |
| full-definition | noun If you keep a record of something, you keep a written account or photographs of it so that it can be referred to later. Keep a record of all the payments. There's no record of them having any children. The result will go on your medical records. A record is a round, flat piece of black plastic on which sound, especially music, is stored, and which can be played on a record player. You can also refer to the music stored on this piece of plastic as a record . This is one of my favourite records. ...the biggest and best-known record company in England. A record is the best result that has ever been achieved in a particular sport or activity, for example the fastest time, the furthest distance, or the greatest number of victories . He set the world record of 12.92 seconds. The painting was sold for £665,000–a record for the artist. ...the 800 metres, where she is the world record holder. Someone's record is the facts that are known about their achievements or character. His record reveals a tough streak. He had a distinguished record as a chaplain. His country is making a big effort to improve its human rights record. If someone has a criminal record, it is officially known that they have committed crimes in the past . ...a heroin addict with a criminal record going back 15 years. Where the accused has a record of violence, they should always be kept in custody. verb If you record a piece of information or an event, you write it down, photograph it, or put it into a computer so that in the future people can refer to it. ...software packages which record the details of your photographs. ...a place which has rarely suffered a famine in its recorded history. If you record something such as a speech or performance, you put it on tape or film so that it can be heard or seen again later. There is nothing to stop viewers recording the films at home. The call was answered by a recorded message saying the company had closed early. If a musician or performer records a piece of music or a television or radio show, they perform it so that it can be put online or onto CD or film. It took the musicians two and a half days to record their soundtrack for the film. She has recently recorded a programme for television. If a dial or other measuring device records a certain measurement or value, it shows that measurement or value. The test records the electrical activity of the brain. The index of the performance of leading shares recorded a 16 per cent fall. adjective You use record to say that something is higher, lower, better, or worse than has ever been achieved before. Profits were at record levels. She won the race in record time. |
| inflections | recordsrecordingrecorded |
| cefr-level | A2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:a2
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