document

noun

OPAL W

/ˈdɒkjumənt/

/ˈdɑːkjumənt/

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an official paper, book or electronic file that gives information about something, or that can be used as evidence or proof of something
- Please read and sign the attached document.
- Please e-sign the document and email it back.
- This is an important legal document.
- The child is identified only by the initial ‘M’ in court documents.
- Keep your passport and other travel documents in a secure place.
- According to documents released yesterday, he was paid over £1 million last year.
- to publish/produce a document
- Copies of the relevant documents must be filed at court.
- to table/submit a document
- a leaked/forged document
- a classified/confidential/secret document
- a consultation/policy document
Wordfinder
- agreement
- binding
- certificate
- clause
- deed
- document
- draft
- draw up
- subsection
- witness
Extra Examples
- A document signed abroad is as legally binding as one signed at home.
- This was the biggest leak of classified documents in American history.
- She admitted filing false tax documents.
- He plans to submit the document as legal evidence.
- A draft budget document was tabled.
- According to leaked cabinet documents, no compensation would be paid.
- One of the documents leaked to the press was a memorandum written by the head of the security police.
- Documents obtained by this newspaper purport to reveal that radioactive waste is being illegally dumped on the site.
- Documents will be available at the news conference.
- Existing paper documents could be scanned into a computer.
- Go through the document checking for errors.
- He has promised to post a formal offer document to shareholders by Monday.
- He particularly criticized the terminology in the document.
- He was trying to destroy documents that testified to his guilt.
- He was unable to produce the document that he claimed would prove his case.
- Her journal is an important document of 19th-century rural life.
- I had to search through 4 000 documents to find the information I needed.
- No other genuine document exists.
- All parties must read and sign a written document.
- Please sign the enclosed document and return it to me.
- Supporting documents must be submitted to the supervisory authority.
- The 1840 treaty is widely regarded as New Zealand's founding document.
- The Department issued a consultation document.
- The conference adopted a document on minority rights.
- The document is dated 775.
- The document is written in Chinese.
- The document says they are against tax rebates.
- The government has produced an important new policy document.
- The original document has been lost or destroyed.
- The relevant documents are enclosed for your information.
- There is a disclaimer throughout the official documents.
- There is little reason to doubt the authenticity of this document.
- This statement must be understood in the context of the entire document.
- a car's registration document
- a consultative document issued by the Department of Trade and Industry
- a document agreed with the District Council
- a document calling for a ceasefire
- a document concerning arbitration procedures in Cairo
- a document entitled ‘Guidelines for Good Practice’
- a document of 1999
- a government document on education policy
- a working document in the discussions for a final treaty
- details of internal UN documents
- documents aimed at stimulating discussion
- documents covering various points of concern
- documents dating back to the 1920s
- documents leaked from the government to the press
- one of the key documents in this case
- A lawyer will have to draw up the document for you.
- A top secret government document was leaked to the press.
- Remember that this is a legally binding document.
- Several important official documents are missing.
- The committee presented a discussion document at yesterday's meeting.
- The document was agreed by the committee.
- The draft version of the document contained several errors.
- They have produced a new policy document.
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- important
- key
- relevant
- …
… of document
- copy
verb + document
- draft
- draw up
- prepare
- …
document + verb
- concern something
- deal with something
- focus on something
- …
preposition
- according to a/the document
- in a/the document
- throughout a/the document
- …
phrases
- a draft of a document
- a version of a document
- the authenticity of a document
- …
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a computer file that contains text that has a name that identifies it
- Save the document before closing.
- Click here to print your document.
- a way to create and edit documents from a mobile device
- an XML/a PDF document
Extra Examples
- Cut and paste is used to move text to a new place in the document.
- This makes sharing documents, spreadsheets, and slideshows easy.
- What happens if three people decide to edit the same document at the same time?
- Encryption systems protect sensitive documents stored in the cloud.
- Just upload your documents to the cloud.
- Highlight a passage in the active document and click on the print icon.
- I saved my work and opened a new document.
- Scroll through the document using the scroll bar.
- Scroll through the document using the slider bar on the right of the window.
- Send and receive documents at the click of a button.
- To create a new document, select New from the File menu.
- to display documents on screen
- a software tool for searching documents and retrieving information
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- electronic
- printed
- HTML
- …
verb + document
- close
- open
- display
- …
preposition
- in a/the document
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin documentum ‘lesson, proof’ (in medieval Latin ‘written instruction, official paper’), from docere ‘teach’.

document

verb

OPAL W

/ˈdɒkjument/

/ˈdɑːkjument/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they document	/ˈdɒkjument/ /ˈdɑːkjument/
he / she / it documents	/ˈdɒkjuments/ /ˈdɑːkjuments/
past simple documented	/ˈdɒkjumentɪd/ /ˈdɑːkjumentɪd/
past participle documented	/ˈdɒkjumentɪd/ /ˈdɑːkjumentɪd/
-ing form documenting	/ˈdɒkjumentɪŋ/ /ˈdɑːkjumentɪŋ/

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document something to record something in the form of a written document, photograph, film, etc.
- Urban life in the nineteenth century is well documented.
- videos claiming to document animal abuse
- The results are documented in Chapter 3.
Extra Examples
- Mobile phones have been used as a tool to document the violation of human rights.
- Students are encouraged to document their experiences.
- His exploits have been well documented by the national press.
- The 790s are one of the best documented decades in Anglo-Saxon history.
- The film extensively documented the effects of the atomic bomb on human bodies.
- He documented numerous cases in which the disease was spread from animals to humans.
- Examples of business failures are amply documented in this report.
- The archive documents the history of women in architecture.
- The early part of his life is for the most part poorly documented.
document something to support or accompany something with documents
- This is a meticulously documented biography.
- a clearly documented case of fraud
Extra Examples
- This is a basic hardware / software configuration which is well documented so should be easy to use.
- This is all documented in the help files.
- They document their findings with photos and video.
- Unfortunately, there are no empirical data to document the impacts of these measures.
- They provide specimen data to document their assertions.
- The book is thoroughly documented, with citations from critics, artists, and political and literary figures.
- The apportioning of responsibilities and costs should be clearly documented in the initial agreement.

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin documentum ‘lesson, proof’ (in medieval Latin ‘written instruction, official paper’), from docere ‘teach’.