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document
[ noun dok-yuh-muhnt; verb dok-yuh-ment ]
noun
- a written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence, as a passport, deed, bill of sale, or bill of lading; a legal or official paper:
You'll need documents from your employers and your bank to prepare your income tax return.
- any written item, as a book, article, or letter, especially of a factual or informative nature:
The leaked document proves that the management team knew about the safety issues before the product launch.
- Digital Technology. a computer data file, especially one with formatted text:
Luckily, I saved my document right before the power went out.
- Archaic. evidence; proof.
verb (used with object)
- to furnish with documents.
- to furnish with references, citations, etc., in support of statements made:
a carefully documented biography.
Synonyms: , , ,
- to support by documentary evidence:
to document a case.
- Nautical. to provide (a vessel) with a certificate giving particulars concerning nationality, ownership, tonnage, dimensions, etc.
- Obsolete. to instruct.
document
noun
- a piece of paper, booklet, etc, providing information, esp of an official or legal nature
- a piece of text or text and graphics stored in a computer as a file for manipulation by document processing software
- archaic.evidence; proof
verb
- to record or report in detail, as in the press, on television, etc
the trial was well documented by the media
- to support (statements in a book) with citations, references, etc
- to support (a claim, etc) with evidence or proof
- to furnish (a vessel) with official documents specifying its ownership, registration, weight, dimensions, and function
Other Word Forms
- dz··Գ·· [dok, -y, uh, -men-t, uh, -b, uh, l, dok-y, uh, -, men, -], adjective
- dzu·Գe noun
- ԴDz·dzu·Գe adjective noun
- ·dzu·Գ verb (used with object)
- ɱ-dzu·Գe adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of document1
Example Sentences
Separately, declassified intelligence documents also stated that Russia carried out "cyberattacks, leaks, and sabotage" in Romania.
But the document, obtained by the BBC, did not place any limitations on Turkish troops in Iraq.
His daughter Jessica Pinfield said in legal documents filed in January that her father’s stroke left him “incompetent” to make decisions about his health and finances.
They documented the incident in the song C.E.A.R.T.A, which they released "just for the craic. No plans for after," Mo Chara told the Irish Times.
On March 17, Inter-Con, a Pasadena-based security firm, faced a stark choice that would later be documented in court filings: Allow staff from Elon Musk’s government efficiency program into the U.S.
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