- record
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 accountADJECTIVE▪ formal▪
No formal record of the marriage now survives.
▪ official, public▪ permanent▪ accurate, careful, exact▪There is no exact record of the number of accidents.
▪ up-to-date▪ adequate, proper, reliable▪ inadequate, incomplete▪ brief▪ complete, comprehensive, detailed, extensive▪ verbatim (= exactly as written or spoken)▪a verbatim record of the meeting
▪ confidential▪ daily▪ personal▪ documentary, handwritten, paper, written▪ computerized, electronic▪ photographic, pictorial▪ early▪ archival, historical▪ archaeological, fossil, geological▪This period is poorly represented in the geological record.
▪ dental, health, hospital, medical, patient▪ accounting, administrative, departmental, financial, payroll, personnel▪ birth, census, tax, voting▪ court, library, school▪ cellphone (esp. AmE), mobile phone (BrE), phone▪There are cellphone records that prove we were not even in the apartment.
VERB + RECORD▪ keep, maintain▪He has always kept an accurate record of his spending.
▪ compile, create▪ provide▪ access▪ check, consult, examine, read, search, search through, study▪I checked the records but nobody by that name has worked here.
▪ review▪ destroy, erase▪Medical records should not be destroyed.
▪ file▪ update▪ correct▪ seize, subpoena (esp. AmE)▪Prosecutors had subpoenaed his phone records.
▪ be on, go on▪She is on record as saying that she once took drugs.
▪He is the latest public figure to go on (the) record about corruption in politics.
RECORD + VERB▪ contain sth, include sth▪The records contain the bank details of all employees.
▪ indicate sth, reveal sth, show sth▪The records showed that the building had not been inspected for ten years.
▪ provide sth▪ suggest sth▪Fossil records suggest that the region was covered in water until relatively recently.
▪ exist, survive▪No record exists of a battle on this site.
▪ date back, go back▪The university records go back as far as the 13th century.
▪ be availablePREPOSITION▪ in the record, in the records▪evidence in the geological record
▪The historic agreement is preserved in the university records.
▪ off the record, on the record▪Off the record, he told the interviewer what he thought of his colleagues.
▪ on record▪It was the driest summer on record.
▪ record of▪a record of achievement
▪ record on▪records on children's progress
PHRASES▪ access to the records▪Under the law, every citizen has access to their official records.
▪ have a record of sth▪Do you have a record of how much you spent?
▪ have no record of sth, not have any record of sth▪We have no record of your conversation with Mr Smith.
▪ put the record straight, set the record straight▪She called a press conference to set the record straight about her disappearance.
2 best result, highest level, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ club, course, national, Olympic, track, world▪ unbeaten, unbroken▪ current▪ new▪ old, previous▪ long-standing▪Bob Beamon's long-standing record for the long jump was eventually broken.
▪ all-time▪ career, lifetime (AmE) (both sports)▪He compiled a lifetime record of 209–161.
▪ scoring▪ all-comers (= anyone who wants to take part in a sport or competition) (BrE)▪ speedVERB + RECORD▪ hold▪Who holds the 100 m sprint record?
▪ establish, set▪She has just set a new world record.
▪ beat, better, break▪If she continues like this she could beat the record.
▪ eclipse, shatter, smash, top▪ equal, match, tie▪He hopes to equal the Olympic record.
RECORD + VERB▪ stand▪His mile record stood for twelve years.
▪ fallRECORD + NOUN▪ book▪Bubka rewrote the pole-vault record books during his career.
▪ attempt▪ breaker, holder▪ high, low▪Unemployment has reached a record high (= the highest level ever).
▪ amount, level, number▪There was a record number of candidates for the post.
▪ pace, speed, time▪The US saw its trade deficit shrink at a record pace in September.
▪ attendance, crowd, turnout▪ earnings, salesPREPOSITION▪ record for▪These viewing figures are an all-time record for a single broadcast.
▪ record with▪Lewis established a new world record with a time of 9.86 seconds.
PHRASES▪ in record time▪I got to work in record time.
3 sb's performance in a particular areaADJECTIVE▪ past, track▪ distinguished, enviable, fine, good, impressive, proven, solid, strong▪ excellent, exceptional, exemplary, formidable (esp. BrE), outstanding, remarkable, stellar (esp. AmE)▪ unique, unparalleled, unrivalled/unrivaled (esp. BrE)▪ abysmal, appalling (esp. BrE), atrocious, bad, dismal, mediocre, poor, sorry▪ unenviable▪He has an unenviable record of poor health.
▪ satisfactory▪ long▪ consistent▪ mixed, patchy, spotty (AmE)▪Given the patchy track record of previous international declarations, is it worthwhile to have such ambitious goals?
▪He has a spotty military record.
▪ clean, unblemished▪Apart from a parking ticket ten years before, she had an unblemished driving record.
▪ academic, college, educational, school▪ military▪ attendance▪The teacher spoke to her about her poor attendance record.
▪ economic, environmental, human rights▪the government's economic record
▪ disciplinary▪ arrest (esp. AmE), criminal, police▪He has a long arrest record.
▪teenagers with a criminal record
▪ accident, safety▪The airline's accident record makes it among the safest.
▪ drivingVERB + RECORD▪ have, possess▪ establish▪ keep, maintain▪The company has maintained an accident-free record since it started business.
▪ improveRECORD + VERB▪ demonstrate sth, show sth▪Her record shows that she is able to compete under great pressure.
▪ compare with sth▪Our record compares well with that of any similar-sized company.
▪ speak for itself▪When it comes to quality, our record speaks for itself.
PREPOSITION▪ record among▪They have the worst human rights record among member countries.
▪ record for▪They have a good record for recognizing emerging talent.
▪ record in▪The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in project management.
▪ record on▪the government's abysmal record on crime
4 (old-fashioned) musicADJECTIVE▪ long-playing, LP (usually just LP)▪ gramophone▪ vinyl▪ classical, hip-hop, jazz, pop, rock, etc.▪ best-selling, hit▪The band had a hit record in 1973.
▪ favourite/favorite▪ good, great▪ bad▪ solo▪ debut, first▪ gold, platinum▪The album earned him his second gold record.
▪Her walls became lined with gold and platinum records.
VERB + RECORD▪ write▪ cut, make, produce, record▪ release▪They released their first record in 1963.
▪ sell▪ buy▪ listen to, play, put on▪I'll put on one of my old records.
RECORD + NOUN▪ company, industry, label▪ producer▪ contract, deal▪The band signed their first record deal a year after forming.
▪ collection▪ shop (esp. BrE), store (esp. AmE)▪ player▪ cover, sleeve▪ album{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}verb1 informationADVERB▪ carefully, meticulously▪ accurately, correctly, properly▪The weights must be recorded accurately.
▪ faithfully▪It was all there, faithfully recorded in his uncle's formal style.
▪ duly▪The contract is witnessed by others and duly recorded.
▪ automatically, routinely▪The mother's occupation was not routinely recorded on the birth certificate.
▪ officially▪ electronically, manually▪ vividly▪The event is vividly recorded in his journal.
PREPOSITION▪ as▪The time of the accident is recorded as 6.23 p.m.
PHRASES▪ be recorded for posterity▪The names of those who died are recorded for posterity on a tablet at the back of the church.
▪ be recorded in history▪the most famous and deadly influenza outbreak recorded in history
▪ historically recorded▪historically recorded events
▪ poorly recorded, well recorded▪The geographical spread of the industry in the 16th century is hard to ascertain, for much of it is poorly recorded.
2 sound/picturesADVERB▪ secretly▪She secretly recorded the conversation.
▪ originally▪The songs were originally recorded on tape.
PREPOSITION▪ from▪a concert she had recorded from the radio
▪ on▪movies recorded on videotape
PHRASES▪ beautifully recorded, well recorded▪This CD has been beautifully recorded.
▪ digitally recordedRecord is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑artist, ↑camera, ↑document, ↑film, ↑inscription, ↑microphone, ↑musician, ↑plaqueRecord is used with these nouns as the object: ↑album, ↑CD, ↑concerto, ↑conversation, ↑data, ↑death, ↑detail, ↑disc, ↑earthquake, ↑episode, ↑event, ↑fall, ↑finding, ↑image, ↑impression, ↑information, ↑instance, ↑interview, ↑level, ↑measurement, ↑memory, ↑message, ↑music, ↑number, ↑occurrence, ↑programme, ↑reading, ↑record, ↑score, ↑single, ↑song, ↑temperature, ↑time, ↑track, ↑transaction, ↑turnover, ↑verdict, ↑victory, ↑video, ↑vote, ↑win
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
