record

re-cord · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A written account of something kept as evidence.

  2. 2.

    The sum of past achievements or actions.

  3. 3.

    The best performance or most remarkable event of its kind.

  4. 4.

    A disc carrying recorded sound.

  5. 5.

    Set down in writing or some other permanent form.

  6. 6.

    Capture sound or images for later playback.

  7. 7.

    (Of an instrument) Show a measurement.

  8. 8.

    Being the best or most extreme of its kind.

Forms

plural: records

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    off the record — Not to be quoted or publicized.
  • •
    on record — Officially documented; publicly known.
  • •
    for the record — To make something official.
  • •
    break a record — Surpass a previous best performance.
  • •
    set the record straight — Correct a misunderstanding.
  • •
    track record — A history of past performance.

Related words

See also: achievement, album, document, history
Synonyms: account, achievement, album, documentation

Etymology

From Old French record ("memory, remembrance"), from Latin recordari ("to remember, recall"), from re- ("again") + cor (genitive cordis) ("heart, mind").