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document

/ˈdɑkjʊmənt/noun, verb3 syllables

Document means: writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature).

Synonyms for document3

noun, as in writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

written document, papers

noun, as in (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characters

text file

What does document mean?6

noun

1

writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

2

(computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characters

3

anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks

4

a written account of ownership or obligation

verb

1

record in detail“The parents documented every step of their child's development”

2

support or supply with references“Can you document your claims?”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Document in a sentence

  • This document needs to be signed, this one reviewed, and this one approved.JFMorais
  • They gave you a document your dad was supposed to sign, didn't they?OsoHombre
  • Please send in the original document, and keep a photocopy for your records.TracyPoff
  • If you didn't document it, you didn't do it.DJ_Saidez
  • The consulate said it notarized his signature, but not the contents of the document.Cangarejo
  • If you do have this powerful document, can you search for fish?Lake
  • Missing for years, the document miraculously came to light the other day.Zifre
  • Machine translation, while growing in accuracy, is a poor way of creating translated documents.swolesuki

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of document

as a noun

plural
documents

as a verb

past tense
documented
present participle
documenting
third-person singular
documents
past participle
documented