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Record Meaning, Pronunciation & Usage: Noun vs Verb (3 meaning)

Meaning 1：written account (record)

record 🔊

/ˈrek.ɔːd/ (n.), /rɪˈkɔːd/ (v.)

n., v.

A written or electronic document that stores information about something that happened.

Record meaning: hand opening a file folder with official documents

written account 🔊

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/ˈrɪt.ən əˈkaʊnt/

n., v.

A written or electronic document that stores information about something that happened.

📁 Category：School Education 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'recordari' (re- + cor 'heart') meaning 'to bring back to heart'.

💡 Mnemonic

A 'cord' tied to your heart (cor) recalls facts — that's a record.

📖 Example

The teacher opened the school record and saw that he had been improving steadily. 🔊 The teacher checked the student's official record and noticed continuous progress.

🔗 Collocations

keep a record – Maintain a written or electronic account of events or data.

official record – A document recognized as authoritative by an institution.

medical record – A file containing a patient's health history and treatments.

🔄 Synonyms

document (n.) – A piece of written or printed information.

file (n.) – A collection of data stored under a specific name.

archive (n.) – A collection of historical documents or records.

🚫 Antonyms

erasure (n.) – The removal or deletion of recorded information.

🌱 Derivatives

record-keeping (n.) – The activity of organizing and maintaining records.

recorder (n.) – A device that records sound or video, or a person who keeps records.

📖 Cultural Story

Derived from Latin 'recordari' (to remember). In medieval English courts, 'record' referred to official written testimony. Today it signifies any stored data or achievement log.

Meaning 2：to capture (sound or video) (record)

record 🔊

/ˈrek.ɔːd/ (n.), /rɪˈkɔːd/ (v.)

n., v.

To use a machine like a phone or camera to save sounds or moving pictures.

Record meaning: person capturing a musician on a smartphone screen

to capture (sound or video) 🔊

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/tə ˈkæp.tʃər/

n., v.

To use a machine like a phone or camera to save sounds or moving pictures.

📁 Category：Technological Inventions 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

I used my phone to record the beautiful song of the bird outside my window. 🔊 I used my smartphone to capture the lovely bird song from the window.

🔗 Collocations

record a video – Capture moving images with a camera.

record audio – Capture sound using a microphone or device.

record a podcast – Produce a spoken audio program by capturing speech.

🔄 Synonyms

capture (v.) – To record or take a picture or sound.

tape (v.) – To record using a tape recorder or similar device.

film (v.) – To make a movie or video of something.

🚫 Antonyms

delete (v.) – To remove recorded data.

erase (v.) – To wipe out recorded information.

🌱 Derivatives

recording (n.) – The act of making a record, or the resulting product.

recorder (n.) – A device that records.

Meaning 3：to set a record (record)

record 🔊

/ˈrek.ɔːd/ (n.), /rɪˈkɔːd/ (v.)

n., v.

To achieve the best result ever measured in a particular activity.

Record meaning: athlete breaking the finish line tape in a race

to set a record 🔊

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/tə set ə ˈrek.ɔːd/

n., v.

To achieve the best result ever measured in a particular activity.

📁 Category：Entertainment & Sports 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

The athlete worked hard to record the fastest time ever in the 100-meter race. 🔊 The athlete trained diligently to achieve the fastest time in the 100-meter sprint.

🔗 Collocations

set a record – Achieve the best known performance in an activity.

break a record – Surpass the previous best performance.

hold a record – Currently have the best performance that has not been surpassed.

🔄 Synonyms

achieve (v.) – To successfully reach a desired outcome.

set (v.) – To establish a new standard or record.

post (v.) – To achieve and announce a score or time (often in sports).

🚫 Antonyms

fail (v.) – To not succeed in achieving a goal.

🌱 Derivatives

record-holder (n.) – A person who currently holds a record.

record-breaking (adj.) – Surpassing all previous records.