record

verb [T] (STORE INFORMATION)

/rɪˈkɔrd/

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› to keep information for the future by writing it down or storing it on a computer: She carefully recorded the events of the meeting. › To record is also to use a device to measure an amount, rate of speed, etc. and show it: Wind gusts of up to 50 miles per hour were recorded.

(Definition of record verb (STORE INFORMATION) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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record adjective (BEST)
record noun (BEST)
record noun (STORED INFORMATION)
record noun (STORED SOUNDS/IMAGES)
record player noun
record verb (STORE INFORMATION)
record verb (STORE SOUNDS/IMAGES)
record-breaking adjective
recorder noun
recording noun
recount noun (COUNT)

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