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# record

«record» in Mova's school dictionary: **a written or saved note of facts, so you can look at it…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a record, records); verb (record, records, recorded, recording); adjective (record — a record score)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (noun, said REK-ord) A record is a written or saved note of facts, so you can look at it later. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/record/#m1)

2) The best result ever, such as the fastest time or highest score. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/record/#m2)

3) A round flat disc that plays music. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/record/#m3)

4) (verb, said ri-KORD) To record is to write down information. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/record/#m4)

5) To save sound or pictures so you can play them again. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/record/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

Used in science: "Record your results in a table." In sport and the world: "world record", "break a record", "set a record". In everyday life: record a video, record a show, medical records. Phrases: "on record", "off the record", "keep a record".

### examples

- Record your results in the table. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/record/#x1)
- She broke the school record for the long jump. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/record/#x2)
- We recorded our song on a tablet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/record/#x3)
- The doctor keeps a record of your vaccinations. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/record/#x4)
- Grandad still plays his old records. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/record/#x5)
- It was a record crowd for the match. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/record/#x6)
- The teacher keeps a record of who reads at home. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/record/#x7)
- “I also,” he said, “have an honourable record.” [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/record/#x8)

### note

Stress changes the meaning: noun "REC-ord", verb "re-CORD". Related: recorder, recording. "World record" is the best in the world.

### In the corpora

- [Automated phone calls, or robocalls, use recorded or AI voices; some are surveys and some are scams.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/18-cars-doctors-translators/10/)
- [Many teachers suggest giving a new instrument at least a full term before deciding, and recording yourself shows your progress.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/3-practising-when-you-would-rather-not/15/)
- [Multitrack recording puts each part on its own track, so one singer can record many layers of harmony.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/7-how-a-song-is-made-writing-recording-producing/9/)
- [Dubbing means recording new voices in another language; some countries prefer subtitles, the written words at the bottom of the screen.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/24-voices-sound-and-music-in-films-and-cartoons/8/)
- [In some films, especially older musicals, a different singer recorded the songs for the actor; today many actors sing for themselves.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/24-voices-sound-and-music-in-films-and-cartoons/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «record» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/record/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.