Home / Dictionary / Recorded

Recorded Common

Recorded has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Verb
1

simple past tense and past participle of record

"The band finished their live performance last night, so it was recorded for release on the upcoming album."

In plain English: Recorded means capturing something, like a sound or video, so it can be saved and played back later.

"She recorded her own voice singing in the bathroom."

Adjective
1

set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction

"recorded music"

2

(of securities) having the owner's name entered in a register

"recorded holders of a stock"

3

That has been fixed into a physical medium (for example, a book, compact disc or videotape).

"The librarian carefully recorded every page number in her ledger to ensure the book remained in perfect condition."

In plain English: Recorded means something that has been captured and saved, usually as audio or video, so it can be played back later.

"The recorded conversation revealed important details about their plan."

Usage: Use recorded to describe information that has been permanently stored on a specific medium like an audio tape or digital file. This adjective applies only when the content is captured for playback rather than simply memorized by someone's brain.

Example Sentences
"The recorded conversation revealed important details about their plan." adj
"The recorded history of our town dates back over two hundred years." adj
"She kept a recorded list of all the expenses for the trip." adj
"Only recorded music was playing softly in the background while we worked." adj
"She recorded her own voice singing in the bathroom." verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
unrecorded

Origin

Derived from Old French recorder, this past participle originates from Latin re- (again) + cordare (to hearten). It originally meant to bring something back into memory or recall it.

Rhyming Words
ded ided oded waded bided ceded rided tided aided ended sided jaded anded coded boded noded added faded moded chided
Compare
Recorded vs