Meaning of 'record' (Webster Dictionary)
- To reflect; to ponder.
- To sing or repeat a tune.
- 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.
Meaning of 'record' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone
Example in sentence:- Al Smith used to say, `Let's look at the record';
- his name is in all the record books
Meaning (2):
- the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had
Example in sentence:- at 9-0 they have the best record in their league
Meaning (3):
- an extreme attainment; the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport)
Example in sentence:- Chicago set the homicide record;
- coffee production last year broke all previous records;
- he tied the Olympic record
Meaning (4):
- a list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted
Example in sentence:- he ruled that the criminal record of the defendant could not be disclosed to the court;
- the prostitute had a record a mile long
Meaning (5):
- anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
Example in sentence:- the film provided a valuable record of stage techniques
Meaning (6):
- the sum of recognized accomplishments
Example in sentence:- the lawyer has a good record;
- the track record shows that he will be a good president
Meaning (7):
- a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction
Example in sentence:- they could find no record of the purchase
Meaning (8):
- be aware of
Example in sentence:- Did you register any change when I pressed the button?
Meaning (9):
- indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
Example in sentence:- The gauge read `empty';
- The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero
Meaning (10):
- register electronically
Example in sentence:- They recorded her singing
Definition
[ v. i.]