English dictionary
record
nounPronunciation
ˈɹɛkɔːd
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- the sum of recognized accomplishments
noun
- an extreme attainment; the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport)
noun
- sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
noun
- a list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted
noun
- a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone
noun
- anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
noun
- a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction
noun
- the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had
verb
- indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
verb
- register electronically
verb
- make a record of; set down in permanent form
verb
- be aware of
Example sentences
the lawyer has a good record
the track record shows that he will be a good president
he tied the Olympic record
coffee production last year broke all previous records
Chicago set the homicide record
he ruled that the criminal record of the defendant could not be disclosed to the court
the prostitute had a record a mile long
Al Smith used to say, ‘Let's look at the record’
his name is in all the record books
the film provided a valuable record of stage techniques
they could find no record of the purchase
at 9-0 they have the best record in their league
The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero
The gauge read ‘empty’
They recorded her singing
Did you register any change when I pressed the button?