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record
Noun
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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.
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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.
record
Verb
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To make a written record about something.
She recorded everything she did in a little book.
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To put music or other sounds onto a machine.
The singer recorded some songs on CDs to sell them.
as
Preposition
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A word that is used to compare two things that are equal.
As you know, we need more workers.
I baked the cake as my mother used to.
The room looks just as it did when I was a child.
The speech, as he remembered it, was very powerful.
Interesting as it seems, I don't think I'll get it.
He was as big as a mountain.
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A word that is used to show that two things happened at the same time.
Just as I went out, it started to rain.
We sleep as the world turns in darkness.
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A word that is used to show why something happens.
As I couldn't understand French, I didn't watch the film.
as
Adverb
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A word that is used to compare two things that are equal. (Used before adjectives)
You are younger than I am, but nearly as tall.
This is not as good as it was last time.
received
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adjective
widely accepted as true or worthy
a received moral idea
Received political wisdom says not; surveys show otherwise
— Economist
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adjective
(= standard)
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers; (American); (British)
standard English
received standard English is sometimes called the King's English