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for the record en · ADP

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) For the purpose of being recorded, especially when already known.
    • I will ask you, for the record, to state your name and address.
    • During brief courtroom appearances, Pattan restricted his comments for the record to “Guilty, sir” for each of the two counts of the indictment. 2004, John N. Maclean, Fire and Ashes: On the Front Lines Battling Wildfires, Henry Holt and Company, →ISBN, page 13:
    • Now, just for the record, you have served time for drug dealing, haven't you?
  2. (broadly, idiomatic) For the purpose of following correct procedure, especially when otherwise redundant and repetitive.
    • I can definitely send you those documents, but you'll need to send the request in writing just for the record.
    • The court almost certainly knows your answer to this already, but, for the record, do you plea guilty or not guilty?
  3. (idiomatic) Used to emphasize a point in an attempt to make it known or noticed.
    • For the record, I think these policies are weird and unnecessary.

Relateds

on the record · off the record · on record

Translations (19)

it per la cronaca (for the purpose of being recorded) · hu csak a rend kedvéért (for the purpose of being recorded) · fr pour mémoire (for the purpose of being recorded) · pl żeby nie było (for the purpose of being recorded) · es que conste (for the purpose of being recorded) · hu hogy rögzítve legyen (for the purpose of being recorded) · fi tiedoksenne (for the purpose of being recorded) · fr pour l'histoire (for the purpose of being recorded) · pt só pra constar (for the purpose of being recorded) · fi pöytäkirjaa varten (for the purpose of being recorded) · es para que conste en acta (for the purpose of being recorded) · ms untuk rekod (for the purpose of being recorded) · de fürs Protokoll (for the purpose of being recorded) · es para que conste (for the purpose of being recorded) · id sebagai catatan (for the purpose of being recorded) · yue 利申 (for the purpose of being recorded) · hu csak a teljesség kedvéért (for the purpose of being recorded) · hu hogy nyoma legyen (for the purpose of being recorded) · pt para que conste (for the purpose of being recorded)