film

I. film¹ S1 W1 /fɪlm/ BrE AmE noun
[Language: Old English; Origin: filmen 'thin skin']
1. [countable] a story that is told using sound and moving pictures, shown at a cinema or on television SYN movie American English:
Have you seen any good films recently?
film about
a film about a young dancer
2. [uncountable] moving pictures of real events that are shown on television or at a cinema:
newsreel film
the race to be first with film footage (=pictures) of news events
3. [uncountable] the work of making films, considered as an art or a business:
I’m interested in photography and film.
the film industry
a background in film and animation
4. [uncountable and countable] the thin plastic used in a camera for taking photographs or recording moving pictures:
I shot five rolls of film on vacation.
record/capture/preserve something on film
The whole incident was recorded on film.
5. [singular] a very thin layer of liquid, powder etc on the surface of something
film of
a film of oil on the surface of the water
⇨ clingfilm
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ verbs
▪ watch a film He stayed in and watched a film on TV.
▪ see a film We saw a good film last night at the cinema.
▪ appear in a film She once appeared in a film with Al Pacino.
▪ star in a film (=be one of the main characters in a film) Robert Mitchum starred in a film called 'River of No Return' with Marilyn Monroe.
▪ direct a film The film was directed by Jean-Luc Godard.
▪ edit a film The film was edited using the latest digital technology.
▪ make/shoot a film Sutton has been making a film for Australian television.
▪ show/screen a film The film is being shown in cinemas all across the country.
▪ distribute a film Warner Bros became the first major studio to distribute its films over the Internet.
▪ a film stars/features somebody The film starred Brad Pitt.
▪ a film is released/comes out (=it is made available for people to see) The film is due to come out in May.
▪ a film is showing (also a film is on British English) (=it is being shown at a cinema) The film is on at the Odeon Cinema.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + film
▪ a horror/adventure/war film He likes watching horror films.
▪ a cowboy/gangster etc film John Wayne was best-known for his roles in cowboy films.
▪ a feature film (=a full-length film shown in the cinema) Shane Meadows’ first feature film was 'TwentyFourSeven'.
▪ a documentary film He has just completed a documentary film about Thomas Jefferson.
▪ an independent film (=a film made by a small film company) Young directors began making small independent films.
▪ a foreign-language film (=a film in a language that is not the audience’s native language) Foreign-language films seldom do well at the box office.
▪ a low-budget film He’s currently producing his own low-budget film.
▪ a big-budget film a big-budget film aimed at the mass market
▪ a silent film (=made in the time before films had sound) a star of silent films
■ film + NOUN
▪ the film industry Scorsese is a highly respected figure in the film industry.
▪ a film company/studio (=a company that produces films) a European film company trying to compete with the major Hollywood studios
▪ a film studio (=a special building where films are made) Many of the scenes were shot in a film studio.
▪ a film actor/star John Voight, the American film star, is perhaps best known for his Oscar winning performance in 'Midnight Cowboy'.
▪ a film director This year’s festival includes a tribute to the French film director Bertrand Tavernier.
▪ a film producer (=someone who controls the preparation of a film) British film producer Alexander Korda decided to make a movie about Vienna.
▪ a film maker (=someone who makes films, especially as a director) He is one of several exciting young film makers.
▪ a film soundtrack (=the recorded music for a film) The film’s soundtrack was composed by Ennio Morricone.
▪ film music In 'La Strada', Nino Rota demonstrates the poetic power of film music.
▪ a film festival The Berlin Film Festival attracted more than 400 films from around the world.
▪ a film premiere (=the first showing of a film) Film premieres tend to be glamorous occasions.
▪ a film crew/unit (=a group of people working together to make a film) The film crew are making a documentary about village life.
▪ a film camera The company produces digital film cameras.
▪ a film buff (=someone who is interested in films and knows a lot about them) Film buffs will enjoy reading 'The 100 Best Movies of All Time'.
▪ a film critic The review was written by 'The Daily Telegraph’s' film critic.
▪ a film school He graduated from film school in 1998.
▪ film studies She’s studying for a diploma in film studies.
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THESAURUS
▪ film especially British English, movie especially American English a series of images that tell a story and are shown in a cinema or on television: What’s your favourite movie? | It won the award for best foreign film. | a made-for-TV movie
▪ motion picture formal (also picture) a film – used especially by people who make films or by critics: a major Hollywood motion picture | Tell us about your latest picture.
▪ blockbuster informal a very successful film: Steven Spielberg’s latest Hollywood blockbuster
▪ flick informal a film – a very informal use: an action flick
▪ documentary a film that gives detailed information and facts about a particular subject: a documentary on the rain forest
▪ feature film a film made to be shown in cinemas: The book was later made into a full-length feature film starring Sean Penn.
▪ comedy a film intended to make people laugh: Monroe appeared in a number of comedies.
▪ romantic comedy (also romcom British English informal) a film about two people who are in love, which is intended to make the people who watch it feel happy: ‘Notting Hill’ is a romantic comedy starring Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant.
▪ thriller an exciting film, especially about murder or serious crimes: ‘The Birds’ is a classic Hitchcock thriller.
▪ film noir a film that shows strong feelings of fear or evil and whose characters are often immoral, or these films in general: ‘The Big Sleep’ is a classic Hollywood film noir.
▪ action film/movie a film that has lots of fighting, explosions etc: Stallone’s latest action movie
▪ horror film/movie a frightening film about ghosts, murders etc: She loves watching old horror movies.
▪ western a film with cowboys in it: John Wayne is famous for making westerns.
▪ science fiction film/movie (also sci-fi film/movie informal) a film about imaginary events in the future or in outer space: ‘2001’ is probably the most famous sci-fi movie ever made.
▪ gangster film/movie a film about violent criminals
▪ silent film/movie an old film without any sound: The 1920s were the golden age of silent movies.
▪ an independent film/movie a film made by a small film company
▪ animated film/movie/cartoon a film with characters that are drawn or made using a computer: One of his first animated films was ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’.
▪ anime /ˈænɪmeɪ, -mə/ a type of Japanese animated film, which often has a science fiction story: Miyazaki’s anime film ‘Spirited Away’ became an international success. | an anime character
▪ CGI the use of computers to create characters and images in a film: The film uses CGI. | Disney’s latest CGI movie
▪ short a short film, usually shown before a longer movie in the cinema: an animated short
▪ trailer a series of short scenes from a film or programme, shown in order to advertise it in a cinema, on television etc: We had to sit through all the trailers.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

film

film [film films filmed filming] noun, verb [fɪlm] [fɪlm]

noun

MOVING PICTURES
1. countable (especially BrE) (NAmE usually movie) a series of moving pictures recorded with sound that tells a story, shown on television or at the cinema/movie theater
• Let's go to the cinema— there's a good film on this week.
• Let's stay in and watch a film.
• a horror/documentary/feature film
• a silent film (= one recorded without sound)
• an international film festival
• The film was shot on location in France.
• a film crew/critic/director/producer
• the film version of the novel

• to make/shoot a film

2. uncountable (especially BrE) (NAmE usually the movies plural) (BrE also the cin·ema) the art or business of making films/movies
• to study film and photography
• the minister responsible for film and the theatre
• the film industry

compare cinema

3. uncountable moving pictures of real events, shown for example on television
Syn: footage
• television news film of the riots

• The accident was captured/caught on film.

IN CAMERAS

4. uncountable, countable thin plastic that is sensitive to light, used for taking photographs and making films/movies; a roll of this plastic, used in cameras
• a roll of film
• a 35mm film
• She put a new film in her camera.

• to have a film developed

THIN LAYER

5. countable, usually singular ~ (of sth) a thin layer of sth, usually on the surface of sth else
Syn: coat, Syn: coating, Syn: layer
• Everything was covered in a film of dust.

Word Origin:
Old English filmen ‘membrane’, of West Germanic origin.
Culture:
Hollywood
Hollywood, more than any other place in the world, represents the excitement and glamour of the film industry. The world’s major film companies have studios in Hollywood and many famous film/movie stars live in its fashionable and expensive Beverly Hills district. But Hollywood is also Tinseltown, where money can buy an expensive lifestyle but the pressure to succeed can ruin lives, as in the case of Marilyn Monroe and River Phoenix. Both the British and Americans have mixed feelings about Hollywood: they are fascinated by the excitement of the film world and by the lives of the stars, but also see Hollywood as a symbol of trashy, commercial culture.
Hollywood is now surrounded by Los Angeles. In 1908, when film companies began moving west from New York, it was a small, unknown community. The companies were attracted to California by its fine weather, which allowed them to film outside for most of the year, but they also wanted to avoid having to pay money to a group of studios led by Thomas Edison which were trying to establish a monopoly. Most of the companies were run by people from Jewish families who had come to America from Europe. By the 1920s, companies such as Universal and United Artists had set up studios around Hollywood. During this period Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks¹, and John Barrymore became famous in silent films (= films without sound). Mack Sennett, a Canadian, began making comedy films, including those featuring the Keystone Kops, in which Charlie Chaplin and ‚Fatty’ Arbuckle became stars. D W Griffith directed expensive ‚epic’ films like Birth of a Nation, and William S Hart made westerns popular. Hollywood also created its first sex symbol, Theda Bara (1890–1955).
The 1920s saw big changes. The first film in Technicolor was produced in 1922. Warner Brothers was formed in 1923 and four years later produced Hollywood’s first talkie (= film with spoken words), Jazz Singer. Huge numbers of Americans were now attracted to the movies. Stars like Pickford and Chaplin reached the height of their fame, and new stars were discovered, such as Rudolph Valentino, Laurel and Hardy and Buster Keaton.
The 1930s and 1940s were Hollywood’s ‚Golden Age’ and films became popular around the world. Hollywood even made successes out of America’s worst times: Prohibition led to the gangster films of Edward G Robinson and James Cagney, and the Great Depression to films like Grapes of Wrath. World War II featured in successful films like Casablanca. The great Hollywood studios, MGM, Warner Brothers, 20th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures and Columbia Pictures, controlled the careers of actors. Famous directors of the time included Orson Welles and John Ford and screen stars included Clark Gable, John Wayne, Katharine Hepburn, Errol Flynn, Henry Fonda, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Bette Davis, Gregory Peck, Kirk Douglas and Robert Mitchum.
New words were invented to keep up with Hollywood’s development: cliffhanger, tear jerker, spine-chiller and western describe types of film. Villains became baddies or bad guys. As equipment became more sophisticated more people were needed to manage it. New jobs, still seen on lists of film credits today, included gaffer (= chief electrician) and best boy, his chief assistant.
In the 1950s large numbers of people abandoned the movies in order to watch television. The film industry needed something new to attract them back. This led to the development of Cinerama and 3-D films, which gave the audience the feeling of being part of the action. These proved too expensive but the wide screen of CinemaScope soon became standard throughout the world. The stars of the 1950s, including Marilyn Monroe, Rock Hudson, James Dean and Steve McQueen, also kept the film industry alive.
In the 1960s many companies began making films in other countries where costs were lower, and people said Hollywood would never again be the centre of the film industry. But the skills, equipment and money were still there, and Hollywood became important again in the 1980s. The old studios were bought by new media companies: 20th Century Fox was bought by Rupert Murdoch, and Columbia by the Sony Corporation. New energy came from independent directors and producers like Steven Spielberg, Robert Redford and Martin Scorsese. Rising stars included Meryl Streep, Harrison Ford, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kevin Costner and Tom Hanks.
Now, more than ever, Hollywood leads the world’s film industry, producing the most expensive and successful films ever made, such as Jurassic Park (1993), Forrest Gump, Independence Day (1996), Titanic, Gladiator (2000) and Troy (2004). Companies like MGM own their own movie theaters in the US and elsewhere. Studios make extra profits from selling films to television companies and from selling videos and DVDs. The Oscars, presented by Hollywood’s Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, are the most valued prizes in the industry.
Thesaurus:
film noun
1. C (especially BrE)
• I watched a film on TV.
DVD • • video • |especially AmE movie •
in a film/video/movie
make/produce/direct a film/video/movie
see/watch a film/DVD/video/movie
Film or movie? In British English movie can suggest that a film is just entertainment without any artistic value; in American English film can suggest that a film has artistic value:
• an art film
¤ an art movie
2. U
• a film and photography course
especially BrE cinema • |especially AmE movies •
work in film/cinema/movies
the film/cinema/movie industry
Collocations:
Cinema/the movies
Watching
go to/take sb to (see) a film/movie
go to/sit in (BrE) the cinema/(NAmE) the (movie) theater
rent a film/movie/DVD
download a film/movie/video
burn/copy/rip a DVD
see/watch a film/movie/DVD/video/preview/trailer
Showing
show/screen a film/movie
promote/distribute/review a film/movie
(BrE) be on at the cinema
be released on/come out on/be out on DVD
captivate/delight/grip/thrill the audience
do well/badly at the box office
get a lot of/live up to the hype
Film-making
write/co-write a film/movie/script/screenplay
direct/produce/make/shoot/edit a film/movie/sequel/video
make a romantic comedy/a thriller/an action movie
do/work on a sequel/remake
film/shoot the opening scene/an action sequence/footage (of sth)
compose/create/do/write the soundtrack
cut/edit (out) a scene/sequence
Acting
have/get/do an audition
get/have/play a leading/starring/supporting role
play a character/James Bond/the bad guy
act in/appear in/star in a film/movie/remake
do/perform/attempt a stunt
work in/make it big in Hollywood
forge/carve/make/pursue a career in Hollywood
Describing films
the camera pulls back/pans over sth/zooms in (on sth)
the camera focuses on sth/lingers on sth
shoot sb/show sb in extreme close-up
use odd/unusual camera angles
be filmed/shot on location/in a studio
be set/take place in London/in the '60s
have a happy ending/plot twist
Example Bank:
• Fast film is best for action shots.
• Fast film would be best for such action shots.
• He spliced the two lengths of film together.
• He was killed when a film stunt went wrong.
• His film credits as director include ‘Mood Music’ and ‘Lies’.
• His film credits= the films he has made as director include ‘Mood Music’ and ‘Lies’.
• I get my film developed locally.
• I get my films developed at a local shop.
• In the darkroom they found that only half the film had been exposed.
• She makes children's films.
• She thought the film far too violent to show to children.
• The books were covered in a thin film of dust.
• The film came out last week.
• The film contains explicit scenes of violence.
• The film depicts immense courage amid the horrors of war.
• The film has plenty of what film people call ‘bankability’.
• The film manages to capture the mood of the times.
• The film opens with a bird's-eye shot of London.
• The film stars Nicole Kidman as a nightclub singer.
• The film was finally released after weeks of protest by religious groups.
• The film was heavily edited for screening on television.
• The film was shot on location in Kenya.
• The news always contains several film reports.
• The scramble for the film rights to her next novel has already begun.
• There is a great car chase in the film.
• There was a fine film of sweat on her forehead.
• There's an interesting film on at the local cinema.
• They built a massive film set of an airport.
• They captured the incident on film.
• They've just started shooting a film of the novel.
• This film tells the remarkable story of a disabled actor.
• Tyrannical Hollywood film moguls ruled their stars' lives.
• We stayed for the film credits to see who the music was by.
• We went to an awful film last night.
• a film about Nelson Mandela
• a film about Queen Victoria
• a film based on the novel by Charles Potter
• a film dealing with old age
• a film entitled ‘Bitter Moon’
• a film from Spanish director Luis Eduardo Aute
• a film recording the first powered flight
• a film with an all-star cast
• a roll of 35 millimetre film
• film taken by security cameras
• the ‘Star Wars’ film series
• the film classic ‘Fantasia’
• the film version of the best-selling novel
• He directed his first feature film in 1994.
• Let's go to the cinema— there's a good film on this week.
• Let's stay in and watch a film.
• She wants to study film and photography.
• The film of water left by the tide shimmered in the sun.
• The leaves were still covered with a film of dew.
• There was a film of soot everywhere.
• a film crew/critic/director/producer
• a horror/documentary film
• a silent film
• an international film festival

Derived Word: filming

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

film / fɪlm / noun [ C or U ] ( US movie ) (MOVING PICTURES)

A1 a series of moving pictures, usually shown in a cinema or on television and often telling a story:

What's your favourite film?

We took the children to (see) a film.

She had a long career in films/film (= the business of making films) .

a film star/critic

the film industry

a film-maker

Her last film was shot (= made) on location in South America.

I hate people talking while I'm watching a film.

Would you like to go and see a film tonight?

film / fɪlm / noun [ C or U ] (MATERIAL)

(a length of) dark plastic-like material that can record images as photographs or as a moving picture:

a roll of film

a 24 exposure/16 mm/high-speed film

A passer-by recorded the incident on film.

I'm getting my film developed at the chemist's.

film / fɪlm / noun [ C ] (LAYER)

C2 a thin layer of something on a surface:

a film of dust/oil/grease

a film of smoke

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

film

[fɪ̱lm]
♦
films, filming, filmed
1) N-COUNT A film consists of moving pictures that have been recorded so that they can be shown at the cinema or on television. A film tells a story, or shows a real situation. [mainly BRIT]
  Everything about the film was good. Good acting, good story, good fun.
  ...a government health film about the dangers of smoking.
  Syn:
  movie(in AM, use movie)
2) VERB If you film something, you use a camera to take moving pictures which can be shown on a screen or on television.
  [V n] He had filmed her life story...
  Considering the restrictions under which she filmed, I think she did a commendable job.
3) N-UNCOUNT Film of something is moving pictures of a real event that are shown on television or on a screen.
  They have seen news film of families queueing in Russia to buy a loaf of bread.
  Syn:
  footage
4) N-VAR A film is also the narrow roll of plastic that is used in a camera to take photographs.
  The photographers had already shot a dozen rolls of film.
5) N-UNCOUNT, also N in pl The making of cinema films, considered as a form of art or a business, can be referred to as film or films. [mainly BRIT]
  Film is a business with limited opportunities for actresses...
  She wanted to set up her own company to invest in films.
6) N-COUNT: usu sing, usu with supp A film of powder, liquid, or oil is a very thin layer of it.
  The sea is coated with a film of raw sewage.
7) N-UNCOUNT: usu adj N Plastic film is a very thin sheet of plastic used to wrap and cover things. [BRIT]
→ See also clingfilm
  Cover with plastic film and refrigerate for 24 hours.(in AM, use plastic wrap, Saran wrap)

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

¹film /ˈfɪlm/ noun, pl films
1 [noncount] : a special material that is used for taking photographs
• Have you bought any film for the camera?
• We haven't had the film developed yet.
• We shot four rolls of film on our trip. [=we filled four rolls of film with pictures]
2 a : movie

[count]

• He's interested in making films about war.
• film critics/reviewers/criticism
• We'll start the film at 10:00.

[noncount]

• The accident was captured on film. [=was recorded by a movie or video camera]
b [noncount] : the process, art, or business of making movies
• He studied film in college.
• her career in film
3 [count] : a thin layer on or over the surface of something
• the protective film over a shark's eye
• A film of ice covered the sidewalk.

film

noun

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record

US

/rɪˈkɔːrd/

UK

/rɪˈkɔːd/

to store music, sound, television programmes etc on tape or discs so that people can listen to them or watch them again

معادل فارسی:

ضبط‌ كردن‌

مثال انگلیسی:

I’ll record the film and we can all watch it later.

من آن فیلم را ضبط می کنم و همگی می توانیم آن را بعداً ببینیم.

سطح، موضوع و برچسب

موضوع:

recording sounds and images

سطح:

A2 (مبتدی)

Region:

American English

British English

معنی دوم

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

record

I. rec‧ord¹ S1 W1 /ˈrekɔːd $ -ərd/ noun
[Word Family: noun: record, recorder, recording; verb: record; adjective: recorded ≠ unrecorded]
1. INFORMATION [countable] information about something that is written down or stored on computer, film etc so that it can be looked at in the future
record of
I try to keep a record of everything I spend.
According to official records, five people were killed last year near that road junction.
2. HIGHEST/BEST EVER [countable] the fastest speed, longest distance, highest or lowest level etc that has ever been achieved or reached, especially in sport:
The American team set a new world record in the sprint relay.
3. MUSIC [countable] a round flat piece of plastic with a hole in the middle that music and sound are stored on ⇒ vinyl:
I spent a lot of time listening to records.
My dad’s got a huge record collection.
a major British record company ⇒ record player
4. PAST ACTIVITIES [singular] the facts about how successful, good, bad etc someone or something has been in the past
record of/in (doing) something
Chemistry graduates have a good record in finding employment.
the company’s track record in improving conditions
record on
Mr Davis defended the government’s record on unemployment (=what they have done about unemployment).
5. CRIME [countable] (also criminal/police record) information kept by the police that shows someone has committed a crime:
He’s only 18 and he already has a record.
They won’t employ anyone with a criminal record.
6. the record books if someone is in the record books, they have achieved more than anyone else in a particular way:
She hopes to get into the record books by becoming the youngest woman to hold a pilot’s licence.
7. in record time very quickly:
She was out of bed and ready for school in record time that morning.
8. off the record if you say something off the record, you do not want people to repeat what you say, for example in newspapers or meetings:
May I talk to you, strictly off the record?
9. be/go on (the) record as saying (that) to say something publicly or officially, so that it may be written down and repeated:
She is on record as saying that teachers are under too much pressure.
10. for the record spoken used to tell someone that what you are saying should be remembered or written down:
For the record, the police never charged me.
11. set/put the record straight to tell people the truth about something, because you want to be sure that they understand what the truth really is:
I would like to set the record straight on a few points.
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COLLOCATIONS (for Meaning 1)

verbs

▪ the records show something Official records show that 44 businesses have stopped trading in the last 12 months.
▪ keep a record Teachers keep a record of students’ progress.
▪ maintain a record formal The directors are responsible for maintaining adequate accounting records.
▪ place/put something on record (=officially say something or write it down) I wish to put on record my objection to the scheme.
▪ access records (also have/gain access to records) (=be able to look at them) Every citizen has the right to access their medical records.

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + record

▪ a written record Where written records do survive, they are incomplete.
▪ historical records Using historical records, we have produced an image of the temple.
▪ official records This has been the wettest winter since official records began.
▪ an accurate record Many hospitals did not keep accurate records.
▪ a detailed record Edwardian travellers left detailed records of their journeys.
▪ a proper record Failure to maintain proper records would be a criminal offence.
▪ confidential records They were transferring confidential student records onto computer.
▪ a permanent record You will have a permanent record of your work.
▪ medical/hospital/health etc records The hospital could not find my mother’s medical records. | Patients’ hospital records are kept on a database.
▪ financial records The company’s financial records must be up-to-date.
▪ public records (=records of births, deaths etc, that the public are allowed to look at) He found the information while examining public records.
▪ police records Violent assaults rose 39 percent, according to police records.

phrases

▪ the biggest/highest etc on record Last summer was one of the hottest on record.
▪ a matter of public record formal (=something that has been written down so that anyone can know it) His salary is a matter of public record.
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COLLOCATIONS (for Meaning 2)

verbs

▪ break/beat a record (=do better or be greater than an existing record) He broke the world record twice.
▪ smash/shatter a record (=beat it easily) She smashed the record by a massive 28 seconds.
▪ hold a record (=have it) Davies holds the record for most points in a season.
▪ set a record (=achieve it for the first time) The twenty-year-old set a new British record of 44.47 secs.
▪ equal a record (also tie a record American English) (=do as well as the record) Woods equalled the course record and finished eleven under par. | Davis tied a team record by hitting six field goals.
▪ a record stands (=is not beaten) His record stood for 42 years.
▪ a record falls (=is beaten) Another record will fall on the last day of the season, if Arsenal win their final game.

adjectives

▪ an all-time record The price of oil has hit an all-time record.
▪ a world record Powell equalled the 100 metres world record with a time of 9.77 seconds.
▪ an Olympic record He won a gold medal and broke the Olympic record by 44 records.
▪ a British/American/Italian etc record Jones won in 10.93 seconds, a new British record.
▪ a course/track record (=the best score for a particular golf course or time for a racecourse or track) Lewis set the fastest lap with a new track record.
▪ a club/team record Irvin holds a team record with 111 catches this season.

record + NOUN

▪ a record number/level/time etc Pollution in the lake has reached record levels.
▪ a record high/low The stock market reached a record high on August 21.
▪ a record attempt (=an attempt to break a record) They will make another record attempt next year.
• • •

THESAURUS

▪ record information about something that is written down: your medical records | the public records office | I have to keep a record of all my spending when I’m travelling on business.
▪ file a set of written records, or information stored on a computer under a particular name: He began reading the file on the case. | I think I may have accidentally deleted the file.
▪ accounts (also books informal) an exact record of the money that a company has received and spent: Companies are required by law to publish their annual accounts. | Someone had been falsifying the accounts. | The company’s books all seemed to be in order.
▪ ledger one of the official books in which a company’s financial records are kept, which show how much it has received and spent: The costs have been moved from one column of the ledger to another.
▪ minutes an official written record of what is said and decided at a meeting: Both points are mentioned in the minutes of the last meeting on August 3rd.
▪ diary a book in which you regularly write down the things that have happened to you: In his diary he wrote, ‘It s lovely having him here, we’ve had so many cosy talks.’ | I’ll just check in my diary to see if I’m free.
▪ blog a web page on the Internet on which someone regularly writes about their life, opinions, or a particular subject: I may not always agree with David, but I always read his blog.
▪ register an official list of names of people, organizations etc: Guests must sign the hotel register. | the national register of births, deaths, and marriages | Lloyds Register of Shipping
▪ roll an official list of names, especially of people who are allowed to do something such as vote or be in a class at school: the electoral roll (=list of people who can vote in an area) | The teacher called the roll (=read out the list of the names of the students, who then have to say if they are present).
▪ log an official record that is kept on a ship or plane: Mr Appleby said he complained to a senior officer, who made a note in the ship’s log.
II. re‧cord² S3 W2 /rɪˈkɔːd $ -ɔːrd/ verb
[Word Family: noun: record, recorder, recording; verb: record; adjective: recorded ≠ unrecorded]
[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: recorder 'to bring to mind', from Latin recordari, from cor 'heart']
1. [transitive] to write information down or store it in a computer or on film so that it can be looked at in the future:
Her husband made her record every penny she spent.
record that
He recorded that the operation was successful.
In 1892 it is recorded that the weather became so cold that the river froze over.
The coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death.
2. [intransitive and transitive] to store music, sound, television programmes etc on tape or discs so that people can listen to them or watch them again:
The group has just recorded a new album.
Is the machine still recording?
I’ll record the film and we can all watch it later.
3. [transitive] if an instrument records the size, speed, temperature etc of something, it measures it and keeps that information:
Wind speeds of up to 100 mph have been recorded.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

record

re·cord [record records recorded recording] noun, verb

noun [ˈrekɔːd] Click to play ; [ˈrekərd]

WRITTEN ACCOUNT

1. countable ~ (of sth) a written account of sth that is kept so that it can be looked at and used in the future

• You should keep a record of your expenses.

• medical/dental records

• Last summer was the wettest on record.

• It was the worst flood since records began.

MUSIC

2. countable a thin round piece of plastic on which music, etc. is recorded

• to play a record

• a record collection

see also vinyl (²)

3. countable a piece or collection of music released as a record, or on CD, the Internet, etc

• a record company (= one which produces and sells records)

• During her career Billie Holiday made over 100 records.

• His new record is available on CD or as a download.

see also album (²)

HIGHEST/BEST

4. countable the best result or the highest or lowest level that has ever been reached, especially in sport

• She holds the world record for the 100 metres.

• to break the record (= to achieve a better result than there has ever been before)

• to set a new record

• There was a record number of candidates for the post.

• I got to work in record time.

• record profits

• Unemployment has reached a record high (= the highest level ever).

OF SB/STH'S PAST

5. singular ~ (on sth) the facts that are known about sb/sth's past behaviour, character, achievements, etc

• The report criticizes the government's record on housing.

• The airline has a good safety record.

• He has an impressive record of achievement.

see also track record

OF CRIMES

6. (also ˌcriminal ˈrecord) countable the fact of having committed crimes in the past

• Does he have a record?

more at a matter of record at matter _n.

Word Origin:

Middle English: from Old French record ‘remembrance’, from recorder ‘bring to remembrance’, from Latin recordari ‘remember’, based on cor, cord- ‘heart’. The noun was earliest used in law to denote the fact of being written down as evidence. The verb originally meant ‘narrate orally or in writing’, also ‘repeat so as to commit to memory’.

Thesaurus:

record noun

1. C

• You should keep a record of your expenses.

log • • minutes • • diary • • journal • • blog •

in a/the record/log/minutes/diary/journal/blog

a daily record/log/diary/journal/blog

keep a record/log/diary/journal/blog

2. sing.

• The report criticizes the government's record on housing.

track record • • history • • background • • past •

sb has a record/track record/history/background of sth

record/track record/background in sth

a/an proven/impressive/excellent/poor record/track record

Collocations:

Music

Listening

listen to/enjoy/love/be into music/classical music/jazz/pop/hip-hop, etc.

listen to the radio/an MP3 player/a CD

put on/play a CD/a song/some music

turn down/up the music/radio/volume/bass

go to a concert/festival/gig/performance/recital

copy/burn/rip music/a CD/a DVD

download music/an album/a song/a demo/a video

Playing

play a musical instrument/the piano/percussion/a note/a riff/the melody/a concerto/a duet/by ear

sing an anthem/a ballad/a solo/an aria/the blues/in a choir/soprano/alto/tenor/bass/out of tune

hum a tune/a theme tune/a lullaby

accompany a singer/choir

strum a chord/guitar

Performing

form/start/get together/join/quit/leave a band

give a performance/concert/recital

do a concert/recital/gig

play a concert/gig/festival/venue

perform (BrE) at/in a concert/(especially NAmE) a concert

appear at a festival/live

go on/embark on a (world) tour

Recording

write/compose music/a ballad/a melody/a tune/a song/a theme song/an opera/a symphony

land/get/sign a record deal

be signed to/be dropped by a record company

record/release/put out an album/a single/a CD

be top of/top the charts

get to/go straight to/go straight in at/enter the charts at number one

Example Bank:

• Apart from a parking ticket ten years before, she had an unblemished driving record.

• Bob Beamon's long-standing record for the long jump was eventually broken.

• Bubka rewrote the pole-vault record books during his career.

• Do you have a record of how much you spent?

• Fossil records suggest that the region was covered in water until relatively recently.

• Given the patchy track record of previous international declarations, is it worthwhile to have such ambitious goals?

• He compiled a lifetime record of 209–161.

• He has a long arrest record.

• He has a spotty military record.

• He has always kept an accurate record of his spending.

• He has an appalling record for dishonesty.

• He has an unenviable record of ill-health.

• He has equalled the Olympic record.

• He hopes to equal the Olympic record.

• He is the latest public figure to go on (the) record about corruption in politics.

• Her record shows that she is able to compete under great pressure.

• Her walls became lined with gold and platinum records.

• His mile record stood for twelve years.

• I checked the records but nobody by that name has worked here.

• I got to work in record time.

• I'll put on one of my favourite records.

• If she continues like this she could beat the record.

• It was the driest summer on record.

• Lewis established a new world record with a time of 9.86 seconds.

• Medical records should not be destroyed.

• No formal record of the marriage now survives.

• No record exists of a battle on this site.

• Off the record, he told the interviewer what he thought of his colleagues.

• On past records, she should have no problem passing the exam.

• Our record compares favourably with that of any similar-sized company.

• Prosecutors had subpoenaed his phone records.

• She called a press conference to set the record straight about her disappearance.

• She has just set a new world record.

• She is on record as saying that she once took drugs.

• The US saw its trade deficit shrink at a record pace in September.

• The airline's accident record makes it among the safest.

• The album earned him his second gold record.

• The band had a hit record in 1973.

• The band signed their first record deal a year after forming.

• The company has maintained an accident-free record since it started business.

• The historic agreement is preserved in the university records.

• The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in project management.

• The records contain the bank details of all employees.

• The records showed that the building had not been inspected for ten years.

• The teacher spoke to her about her poor attendance record.

• The university records go back as far as the 13th century.

• There are cell phone records that prove we were not even in the apartment.

• There is no exact record of the number of accidents.

• These viewing figures are an all-time record for a single broadcast.

• They have a good record for recognizing emerging talent.

• They have the worst human rights record among member countries.

• They released their first record in 1963.

• This period is poorly represented in the geological record.

• This period of barbarian rule is poorly represented in the archaeological record.

• Under the law, every citizen has access to their official records.

• Unemployment has reached a record high.

• We have no record of your conversation with Mr Smith.

• When it comes to quality, our record speaks for itself.

• Who holds the 100 metre sprint record?

• a record of achievement

• a verbatim record of the meeting

• evidence in the geological record

• records on children's progress

• teenagers with a criminal record

• the government's abysmal record on crime

• Auditors inspected their financial records.

• I asked them to check their records again.

• I'm talking to you off the record

• No record of the transaction existed.

• She welcomed the opportunity to set the record straight.

• The airline has a good safety record.

• The body was identified from dental records.

• The company's records were neither complete nor up-to-date.

• The computer automatically updates my records every day.

• The report criticizes the government's record on housing.

• Their records date back to 1846.

• This seems to be an authentic record of the events around that time.

• Who has your medical records?

• Would you go on (the) record as saying that?

Idioms: for the record ▪ off the record ▪ on record ▪ put something on record ▪ put the record straight

verb [rɪˈkɔːd] Click to play ; [rɪˈkɔːrd]

KEEP ACCOUNT

1. transitive to keep a permanent account of facts or events by writing them down, filming them, storing them in a computer, etc

• ~ sth Her childhood is recorded in the diaries of those years.

• You should record all your expenses during your trip.

• ~ how, what, etc… His job is to record how politicians vote on major issues.

• ~ that… She recorded in her diary that they crossed the Equator on 15 June.

• it is recorded that… It is recorded that, by the year 630, four hundred monks were attached to the monastery.

MAKE COPY

2. transitive, intransitive to make a copy of music, a film/movie, etc. by storing it on tape or a disc so that you can listen to or watch it again

• ~ (sth) Did you remember to record that programme for me?

• a recorded concert

• Tell me when the tape starts recording.

• ~ sb/sth doing sth He recorded the class rehearsing before the performance.

MUSIC

3. transitive, intransitive ~ (sth) to perform music so that it can be copied onto and kept on tape

• The band is back in the US recording their new album.

MAKE OFFICIAL STATEMENT

4. transitive ~ sth | ~ that… to make an official or legal statement about sth

• The coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death.

OF MEASURING INSTRUMENT

5. transitive ~ sth | ~ what, how, etc… to show a particular measurement or amount

• The thermometer recorded a temperature of 40°C.

Word Origin:

Middle English: from Old French record ‘remembrance’, from recorder ‘bring to remembrance’, from Latin recordari ‘remember’, based on cor, cord- ‘heart’. The noun was earliest used in law to denote the fact of being written down as evidence. The verb originally meant ‘narrate orally or in writing’, also ‘repeat so as to commit to memory’.

Thesaurus:

record verb T

• The discussion was recorded in detail in his diary.

document • • chart • • log • • register • • enter • |especially BrE minute •

record/document/log/register/enter/minute sth as sth

record/document/register/enter sth in sth

record/document/chart how…

record/document/minute that…

Example Bank:

• I recorded the film on video.

• It was all there, faithfully recorded in his uncle's formal style.

• She secretly recorded the conversation.

• The circumstances of her death were graphically recorded in the local press.

• The contract is witnessed by others and duly recorded.

• The event is vividly recorded in his journal.

• The geographical spread of the industry in the 16th century is hard to ascertain, for much of it is poorly recorded.

• The mother's occupation was not routinely recorded on the birth certificate.

• The names of those who died are recorded for posterity on a tablet at the back of the church.

• The songs were originally recorded on tape.

• The time of the accident is recorded as 6.23 p.m.

• The weights must be recorded accurately.

• This CD has been beautifully recorded.

• a concert she had recorded from the radio

• historically recorded events

• movies recorded on videotape

• the most famous and deadly influenza outbreak recorded in history

• As a war artist she recorded the work of female volunteers.

• Did you remember to record ‘House’ for me?

• Examples can be found in every era of recorded history.

• It is with great regret that we record the death of one of our founder members.

• The discussion was recorded in detail in his diary.

• The events recorded in this book took place more than a century ago.

• The figures recorded for 2007 show an increase of 23 per cent.

• The lists record how MPs voted on specific issues.

• The register recorded the names and addresses of residents.

• Their names are recorded for posterity on the monument.

• There were five million crimes recorded in Britain last year.

• These early experiments were all recorded on film, but this historic footage has sadly been lost.

• a recorded programme/concert

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

record

record (BEST) /ˈrek.ɔːd/ US /-ɚd/
noun [C]
the best or fastest ever done:
He ran the 100 metres in 9.79 seconds and broke/smashed the world record.
She set/established a new European record in the high jump.

record /ˈrek.ɔːd/ US /-ɚd/
adjective
at a higher level than ever achieved before:
The long hot summer has led to a record harvest this year.
Inflation has reached record levels.
We finished the work in record time (= faster than had ever been done before).

x

record (STORE ELECTRONICALLY) /rɪˈkɔːd/ US /-ˈkɔːrd/
verb [T]
to store sounds or moving pictures using electronic equipment so that they can be heard or seen later:
Cliff Richard has recorded more number one hit songs than any other British pop star.
We recorded their wedding on video.
I tried to phone her, but all I got was a recorded message saying that she was away for the weekend.
Was the concert live or or was it recorded (= made before being broadcast)?

record /ˈrek.ɔːd/ US /-ɚd/
noun [C]
1 a flat plastic disc on which music is recorded:
Would you like to listen to some records?

2 a song or music which has been recorded and which is available for the public to buy:
The Beatles' first hit record was 'Love Me Do'.

recorder /rɪˈkɔː.dəʳ/ US /-ˈkɔːr.dɚ/
noun [C]
a cassette recorder, a tape recorder or a video recorder

recording /rɪˈkɔː.dɪŋ/ US /-ˈkɔːr-/
noun
1 [C] a record, disc or tape on which you can hear speech or music or watch moving pictures:
I bought a recording of Maria Callas singing Verdi.

2 [U] the process or business of putting sounds, especially music, onto records or magnetic tapes using electronic equipment:
a recording studio

x

record (STORE INFORMATION) /rɪˈkɔːd/ US /-ˈkɔːrd/
verb [T]
1 to keep information for the future, by writing it down or storing it on a computer:
She records everything that happens to her in her diary.
Unemployment is likely to reach the highest total that has ever been recorded.
[+ that] In his journal, Captain Scott recorded that he and his companions were weakened by lack of food.
LEGAL The coroner recorded (= decided) a verdict of accidental death.

2 If a device records a measurement, it shows that measurement:
The thermometer recorded a temperature of 30 degrees Celsius.

record /ˈrek.ɔːd/ US /-ɚd/
noun
1 [C or U] a piece of information or a description of an event which is written on paper or stored on a computer:
The weather centre keeps a record of the weather.
This summer has been the hottest on record (= the hottest summer known about).

2 [C] information about someone or something which is stored by the police or by a doctor:
A person's medical records are confidential.
He is well known to the police and has a long criminal record (= a list kept by the police of his previous crimes).

3 [C] the facts that are known about a person or a company and the actions they have done in the past:
I won't fly with an airline that has a bad safety record (= whose aircraft have often had accidents).

recorded /rɪˈkɔː.dɪd/ US /-ˈkɔːr-/
adjective
The last recorded (= known) case of smallpox was in the 1970s.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

record

♦
records, recording, recorded
(The noun is pronounced [re̱kɔː(r)d, AM -kərd]u>. The verb is pronounced [rɪkɔ͟ː(r)d]u>.)
1) N-COUNT If you keep a record of something, you keep a written account or photographs of it so that it can be referred to later.
  Keep a record of all the payments...
  There's no record of any marriage or children...
  The result will go on your medical records.
2) VERB If you record a piece of information or an event, you write it down, photograph it, or put it into a computer so that in the future people can refer to it.
  [V n] Her letters record the domestic and social details of diplomatic life in China.
  [V-ed] ...a place which has rarely suffered a famine in its recorded history.
3) VERB If you record something such as a speech or performance, you put it on tape or film so that it can be heard or seen again later.
  [V n] There is nothing to stop viewers recording the films on videotape...
  [V-ed] The call was answered by a recorded message saying the company had closed early.
4) VERB If a musician or performer records a piece of music or a television or radio show, they perform it so that it can be put onto record, tape, or film.
  [V n] It took the musicians two and a half days to record their soundtrack for the film...
  [V n] She has recently recorded a programme for television.
5) N-COUNT A record is a round, flat piece of black plastic on which sound, especially music, is stored, and which can be played on a record player. You can also refer to the music stored on this piece of plastic as a record.
  This is one of my favourite records.
  ...the biggest and best-known record company in England.
6) VERB If a dial or other measuring device records a certain measurement or value, it shows that measurement or value.
  [V n] The test records the electrical activity of the brain...
  [V n] The index of the performance of leading shares recorded a 16 per cent fall.
7) N-COUNT A record is the best result that has ever been achieved in a particular sport or activity, for example the fastest time, the furthest distance, or the greatest number of victories.
  Roger Kingdom set the world record of 12.92 seconds...
  The painting was sold for ₤665,000 - a record for the artist.
  ...the 800 metres, where she is the world record holder.
8) ADJ: ADJ n You use record to say that something is higher, lower, better, or worse than has ever been achieved before.
  Profits were at record levels...
  She won the race in record time.
9) N-COUNT: with supp Someone's record is the facts that are known about their achievements or character.
  His record reveals a tough streak...
  He had a distinguished record as a chaplain...
  His country is making a big effort to improve its human rights record.
10) N-COUNT If someone has a criminal record, it is officially known that they have committed crimes in the past.
  ...a heroin addict with a criminal record going back 15 years...
  Where the accused has a record of violence, they should always be kept in custody.
11) → See also recording, track record
12) PHRASE If you say that what you are going to say next is for the record, you mean that you are saying it publicly and officially and you want it to be written down and remembered.
  We're willing to state for the record that it has enormous value.
13) PHRASE If you give some information for the record, you give it in case people might find it useful at a later time, although it is not a very important part of what you are talking about.
  For the record, most Moscow girls leave school at about 18...
  Perhaps you'd like to tell me what you were doing Monday. Just for the record.
14) PHRASE: usu PHR after v, PHR n If something that you say is off the record, you do not intend it to be considered as official, or published with your name attached to it.
  May I speak off the record?...
  At the end of the lunch, I said I had some off-the-record comments.
15) PHRASE If you are on record as saying something, you have said it publicly and officially and it has been written down.
  The Chancellor is on record as saying that the increase in unemployment is `a price worth paying' to keep inflation down.
16) PHRASE If you keep information on record, you write it down or store it in a computer so that it can be used later.
  The practice is to keep on record any analysis of samples.
17) PHRASE If something is the best, worst, or biggest on record, it is the best, worst, or biggest thing of its kind that has been noticed and written down.
  It's the shortest election campaign on record...
  The 1980s were the hottest decade on record.
18) PHRASE If you set the record straight or put the record straight, you show that something which has been regarded as true is in fact not true.
  Let me set the record straight on the misconceptions contained in your article.