record (Meaning)

Wordnet

record (n)

anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove

the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had

the sum of recognized accomplishments

a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone

an extreme attainment; the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport)

a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction

a list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted

Wordnet

record (v)

make a record of; set down in permanent form

register electronically

indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments

be aware of

Webster

record (v. t.)

To recall to mind; to recollect; to remember; to meditate.

To repeat; to recite; to sing or play.

To preserve the memory of, by committing to writing, to printing, to inscription, or the like; to make note of; to write or enter in a book or on parchment, for the purpose of preserving authentic evidence of; to register; to enroll; as, to record the proceedings of a court; to record historical events.

A writing by which some act or event, or a number of acts or events, is recorded; a register; as, a record of the acts of the Hebrew kings; a record of the variations of temperature during a certain time; a family record.

An official contemporaneous writing by which the acts of some public body, or public officer, are recorded; as, a record of city ordinances; the records of the receiver of taxes.

An authentic official copy of a document which has been entered in a book, or deposited in the keeping of some officer designated by law.

An official contemporaneous memorandum stating the proceedings of a court of justice; a judicial record.

The various legal papers used in a case, together with memoranda of the proceedings of the court; as, it is not permissible to allege facts not in the record.

Testimony; witness; attestation.

That which serves to perpetuate a knowledge of acts or events; a monument; a memorial.

That which has been, or might be, recorded; the known facts in the course, progress, or duration of anything, as in the life of a public man; as, a politician with a good or a bad record.

That which has been publicly achieved in any kind of competitive sport as recorded in some authoritative manner, as the time made by a winning horse in a race.

Webster

record (v. i.)

To reflect; to ponder.

To sing or repeat a tune.

record Sentence Examples

  1. The athlete shattered the long-standing world record in the 100-meter dash.
  2. The museum holds the record for displaying the largest collection of ancient artifacts.
  3. The sales team set a new record for monthly revenue.
  4. The temperature soared to a record high, breaking the previous mark by several degrees.
  5. The movie grossed a record-breaking amount at the box office.
  6. The library maintains a meticulously curated record of its rare book collection.
  7. The medical journal published a ground-breaking study that holds the record for the most citations.
  8. The company's financial statements reflect a record year of profitability.
  9. The weather station recorded unprecedented rainfall during the recent storm.
  10. The singer released an album that set a new record for the fastest-selling debut album of all time.

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The athlete shattered the long-standing world record in the 100-meter dash.

The museum holds the record for displaying the largest collection of ancient artifacts.

The sales team set a new record for monthly revenue.

The temperature soared to a record high, breaking the previous mark by several degrees.