document

English

Etymology

From Middle French document.

Pronunciation

• (noun)
  • (RP): enPR: dŏ'kyo͝omənt, IPA: /ˈdɒkjʊmənt/, SAMPA: /"dQkjUm@nt/
  • (US): enPR: dä'kyo͝omənt, IPA: /ˈdɑkjʊmənt/, SAMPA: /"dAkjUm@nt/
• (verb)
  • (RP): enPR: dŏ'kyo͝omĕnt, IPA: /ˈdɒkjʊmɛnt/, SAMPA: /"dQkjUmEnt/
  • (US): enPR: dä'kyo͝omĕnt, IPA: /ˈdɑkjʊmɛnt/, SAMPA: /"dAkjUmEnt/

  • Audio (US)

    (file)

Noun

Wikipedia document (plural documents)

1. An original or official paper relied upon as the basis, proof, or support of anything else, including any writing, book, or other instrument conveying information pertinent to such proof or support. Any material substance on which the thoughts of men are represented by any species of conventional mark or symbol.
2. (obsolete) That which is taught or authoritatively set forth; precept; instruction; dogma.
3. (obsolete) An example for instruction or warning.

Related terms

• docent
• docile
• doctor
• doctorate
• doctrinaire
• doctrinal
• doctrine
• indoctrinate

Translations

original or official paper

Armenian: փաստաթուղթ (hy) (p’astat’ugt’) Belarusian: дакумент (be) (dakumént) m. Bulgarian: документ (bg) m. Catalan: document (ca) m. Chinese: Mandarin: 文件 (cmn) (wénjiàn), 公文 (cmn) (gōngwén) Czech: dokument (cs) Dutch: document (nl) n. Esperanto: dokumento (eo), akto (eo) Finnish: asiakirja (fi), dokumentti (fi) French: document (fr) m., écrit (fr) m. Georgian: დოკუმენტი (ka) (dokumenti) German: Unterlagen (de) pl., Dokument (de) n., Aktenstück (de) n. Greek: έγγραφο (el) (engrafo) n.

Haitian Creole: dokiman Hebrew: תעודה (te'uda) f., מסמך (mismakh) m. Hungarian: okirat (hu), okmány (hu), dokumentum (hu) Icelandic: skjal (is) n. Italian: documento (it) m., carta (it) f. Polish: dokument (pl) m. Portuguese: documento (pt) m. Russian: документ (ru) Scottish Gaelic: sgrìobhainn (gd) f. Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: доку̀мент (sh) m. Roman: dokùment (sh) m. Spanish: documento (es) m. Turkish: belge (tr), doküman (tr) Ukrainian: документ (uk) (dokumént) m. Volapük: doküm (vo)

Verb

document (third-person singular simple present documents, present participle documenting, simple past and past participle documented)

1. To record in documents.

   He documented each step of the process as he did it, which was good when the investigation occurred.

2. To furnish with documents or papers necessary to establish facts or give information.

   A ship should be documented according to the directions of law.

Translations

to record in documents

Bulgarian: документирам (bg) Catalan: documentar (ca) Czech: dokumentovat (cs) Dutch: documenteren (nl) Esperanto: dokumenti (eo) Finnish: kirjata (fi), dokumentoida (fi)

French: documenter (fr) German: dokumentieren (de) Greek: τεκμηριώνω (el) (tekmirióno) Hebrew: לתעד (leta'ed) Spanish: documentar (es) m. Turkish: belgelemek (tr)

References

• document in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

document n. (^??? please provide the plural!, ^??? please provide the diminutive!)

1. document

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French

Etymology

From Latin documentum.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dɔkymɑ̃/, X-SAMPA: /dOkymA~/

• Audio (France, Paris)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɑ̃
• Homophone: documents

Noun

document m. (plural documents)

1. document