record

From Wiktionary
record is on the Basic English 850 List.
receipt - record - red
record is one of the 1000 most common headwords.
recommend - record - red

Pronunciation[change]

Noun
Verb

Noun[change]

Singular
record

Plural
records

A record (sense 2)
  1. (countable) A record is something in writing to tell what happened.
    Keep a record of the date and what you said every time you talk to that person.
  2. (countable) (music) A record is a big round black plastic thing with music or other sounds on it.
    Now people don't use records any more -- they use cassettes or CDs.

Verb[change]

Plain form
record

Third-person singular
records

Past tense
recorded

Past participle
recorded

Present participle
recording

  1. To make a written record about something.
    She recorded everything she did in a little book.
  2. To put music or other sounds onto a machine.
    The singer recorded some songs on CDs to sell them.