record
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,797 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 5,923 times across 175,173 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events the film provided a valuable record of stage techniques
- sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove also: phonograph record, phonograph recording, disk, disc, platter
- the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had at 9-0 they have the best record in their league
- the sum of recognized accomplishments also: track record the lawyer has a good recordthe track record shows that he will be a good president
- a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone also: record book, book Al Smith used to say, `Let's look at the record'his name is in all the record books
- an extreme attainment; the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport) he tied the Olympic recordcoffee production last year broke all previous records
record in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The face with its gray beard retained no fear, no record of a great shock.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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Two things worthy of record happened within a month; the one of lesser importance can be set down first.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1
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He is not dead Who in his record still the earth shall tread With God's clear aureole shining round his head.
Pennsylvania Pilgrim, and other poems Part 6 From — Volume I · John Greenleaf Whittier · Chapter 1
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The captain was now reading the little note-book wherein he kept a record of his investments, which were numerous and varied.
The Intrusion of Jimmy · P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse · Chapter 1
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And as always upon such occasions, when new impressions came crowding in upon him, the record became too blurred for clear remembrance.
The Soul of a Child · Edwin Björkman · Chapter 1