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# recording

noun (a recording, recordings; recording, uncountable); verb form of «record» (recording)

«recording» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A recording is sound or pictures that have been stored so they can be played again, such as a song, video or voice message. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recording/#m1)
2. Recording is the act of storing sound or pictures. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recording/#m2)
3. (school, science) Recording means writing down results, such as measurements in a table. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recording/#m3)
4. It is the -ing form of «record»: "She is recording a song." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recording/#m4)

### In the lessons

In science, «recording results» means writing them clearly in a table or chart. In everyday life, recordings are videos, songs and voice notes; safety lessons warn about recording people without asking. Phrases: «a video recording», «a sound recording», «recording studio», «make a recording», «recording sheet».

### Examples

- We listened to a recording of the class play. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recording/#x1)
- The band went into a recording studio. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recording/#x2)
- Use the recording sheet to write down the temperatures. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recording/#x3)
- She is recording a message for Grandma. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recording/#x4)
- Please ask before recording anyone on your phone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recording/#x5)
- The police checked the camera recording. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recording/#x6)
- This is an old recording of a famous speech. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recording/#x7)
- In any other country of Europe some national means of recording them would have long ago been adopted. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recording/#x8)

### Note

Noun stress: re-COR-ding. Note «record» changes stress: a REC-ord (noun) but to re-CORD (verb). Countable when it is one item («two recordings»). Trap: in science, «recording» is not the same as «observing» – you observe, then you record.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «recording» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recording/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«recording» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/recording.html) on Mova free.