The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - recordv.

1) write (down) , transcribe, document, register, note, make a notation (of) , take down, put or set down, log, chronicle, report, itemize, list, enumerate: I recorded the events of the day in my diary. 2) tell of, relate, recount, narrate, recite: The chronicle records an eyewitness account of the battle. --n. 3) recording, report, document, log, journal, memorandum, note, notation, minute(s) , transactions, archive(s) , annal(s) , chronicle, diary, account, dossier, register, list, catalogue: Patricia has kept a careful record of all the men whose books she has ever read. 4) documentation, data, information, evidence; memorial, memento, souvenir: There is no record of your birth in the church archive. I took away a piece of the Berlin Wall as a record of my visit. 5) (best) performance, track record, accomplishment; time; distance; height: Her records for the 110-metre hurdles and the high jump still stand. 6) accomplishment(s) , deed(s) , history, reputation, curriculum vitae, CV, Colloq track record: He has a record of being late everywhere. His criminal record is none too savoury. 7) disc, recording, album, release, LP (= 'long playing') , 78, 331/3, 45, EP (= 'extended play') , maxisingle, compact disc, CD, Brit gramophone record, US phonograph record, Colloq single, Slang US platter: We put a jazz combo together and cut a few records last year. 8) off the record. confidential(ly) , private(ly) , not for publication, secret(ly) , in confidence, unofficial(ly) , sub rosa: We cannot publish his statement, which was off the record. Off the record, I'll tell you where Hazel is staying. --adj. 9) record-breaking, extreme: Last week we had a record snowfall.