Words / A2

ri-KORD/rɪˈkɔːd/

To record is to store information by writing it down, or to save sound or video: record the meeting, record a song, record your score. The noun RECord is a best result or a stored file: break a record, a medical record. Stress: reCORD (verb), RECord (noun). Register is more official writing of names. Do not confuse record with remember — remember is in your mind; record is stored outside it.

Meaning

To store information by writing it down, or to save sound or video.

Examples

• “Please record the meeting so we can listen later.”
• “Please record the new words in your notebook.”
• “They recorded the concert for people who could not come.”

Good to know

Verb: record + noun (reCORD). Noun: a record / break a record (RECord). Contrast: remember.

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