Definition: 1. A written account of something that is kept so that it can be looked at and used in the future. 2. Register electronically. 3. Be aware of.
Use 'record' in a sentence:
1. Her last throw was only three centimetres short of the world record.
2. The world record then stood at 6.59 metres.
3. Profits were at record levels.
4. The report criticizes the government's record on housing.
5. His past record weighs heavily against him.
6. He hopes one day to surpass the world record.
7. I made a summary report for the records.
8. Who holds the record in the 100 meters?
9. There's no record of any marriage or children.
10. The airline has a good safety record.
11. He largely passed over the government's record.
12. Record profits in the retail market indicate a boom in the economy.
13. She had broken the world 100 metres record.
14. Some individual investors exulted at the record.
15. She completed the 500 metres in record time.
16. Teachers must keep a record of students' attendances.
17. He has a spotless record so far.
18. The airline has an excellent safety record.
19. Zhuang claimed the record in 54.64 seconds.
20. The world record stood for 20 years.
21. His attendance record was spotty.
22. Does he have a record?
23. The area was inhabited long before the dawn of recorded history.
24. The movie became a box-office record breaker.
25. He finished 12 seconds outside the world record.
26. This record figure was unequalled for 13 years.
27. He sliced two seconds off the world record.
28. It was the hottest July on record.
29. She seemed perversely proud of her criminal record.
30. He wasn't about to blemish that pristine record.
31. She hopes to have another crack at the world record this year.
32. I got to work in record time.
33. Unemployment has reached a record high.
34. The band made their first record as far back as 1990.
35. He filed a lawsuit against his record company.
36. The record was a bootleg.
37. Did you remember to record that programme for me?
38. I'd like to send this recorded delivery.
39. Britain's workers went sick for a record number of days last year.
40. Last summer was the wettest on record.
41. The country has a poor record on human rights.
42. His job is to record how politicians vote on major issues.
43. The sale generated record profits.
44. He has a proven track record in marketing.
45. The euro hit a record low in trading today.
46. There's a record entry for this year's marathon.
47. She set out to break the world record.
48. Blood pressure and respiration are also recorded.
49. You've been absent six times according to our records.
50. Accurate records must be kept at all times.
51. In those days recording sound was not technically possible.
52. Who holds the world record for the long jump?
53. All the relevant records are easily available ready to hand.
54. The article was a savage attack on the government's record.
55. The temperature reached a record low in London last night.
56. It was the worst flood since records began.
57. This year's festival attracted a record turnout.
