noun

document

DOK-yuu-muhnt

noun

A piece of written, printed, or electronic material that provides information or serves as proof.

"Please sign the document before you leave."

"The lawyer reviewed every document related to the case."

verb

To record something in detail, often as evidence.

"The journalist documented the effects of the drought."

How to Use Document

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA written or digital record, or the act of recording facts in detail.

Common pairings

sign a document document evidence legal document

documented past tense, documents plural, documents singular

Study it as flashcards or scroll it in Flow — saved to your collection.

Can you complete this real example?

Please sign the _____ before you leave.

From Latin documentum, "lesson" or "proof," from docere, "to teach."

argument monument instrument