record

1 a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened the town paper published a record of the debate, as well as a synopsis of each candidate's stance on the major questions Synonyms of record chronicle, chronology, commentary (usually commentaries), history, narration, narrative, account, report, storyWords Related to record version; deposition, documentation, testament, testimonial, testimony, witness; annals, blog, diary, journal, log, logbook, memoir; minutes, procès-verbal; anecdote, tale, yarn; epic, saga; gest (or geste), romance; recital, recitation; case history, case study

2 an account of important events in the order in which they happened historical records on the rise of the Roman Empire are plentiful Synonyms of record annals, chronicle, historyWords Related to record blog, commentary, diary, journal, memoir, reminiscence(s); autobiography, biography, life; epic, legend, narrative, saga, story, tale; archives, documentation, log, register, report; chronology, genealogy

1 to make a written note of the reporter recorded the events of the evening in her notebook for later reference Synonyms of record jot (down), log, mark, note, put down, register, report, set down, take down, write down Words Related to record chronicle, minute, transcribe; enregister, enter, inscribe; chalk (up), notch, score

2 to put (someone or something) on a list he was recorded as having been a passenger on that ill-fated ship, but his body was never recovered Synonyms of record catalog (or catalogue), enroll (also enrol), enter, index, inscribe, put down, list, register, schedule, slateWords Related to record book, card, file, note; classify, compile, tabulate, tally; rescheduleNear Antonyms of record delete