Meaning

6 senses
  1. An original or official paper used as the basis, proof, or support of anything else, including any writing, book, or other instrument conveying information pertinent to such proof or support.

    Unterlagen, Dokument, Aktenstück

    докуме́нтdokumént

    докуме́нтdokumént

    writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

  2. Any material substance on which the information is represented by writing.

  3. A file that contains text.

    (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characters

  4. An object conveying information by whatever means, capable of being indexed alongside other similar objects.

  5. (obsolete)That which is taught or authoritatively set forth; precept; instruction; dogma.

  6. (obsolete)An example for instruction or warning.

Examples

732 sentences
  1. Tom refused to sign the documents.

    Том відмовився підписувати документи.

    ruТом отказался подписывать документы.

    deTom weigerte sich, die Dokumente zu unterschreiben.

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  2. You didn't sign all the documents.

    Ти підписав не всі папери.

    ruТы не все документы подписал.

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  3. I can show the documents to you.

    Я можу показати тобі документи.

    ruЯ могу показать тебе документы.

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  4. I told you to sign the document.

    Я сказав тобі підписати документ.

    ruЯ сказал тебе, чтобы ты подписал документ.

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  5. I asked Tom to sign the documents.

    Я попросив Тома підписати документи.

    ruЯ попросил Тома подписать документы.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
original or official paper:
Русский
By meaning 1
original or official paper:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
original or official paper:

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French document, from Latin documentum.

Borrowed from Middle French document, from Latin documentum.

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Forms

plural: documents
Singulardocument
Pluraldocuments

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature):written documentpapers
  • (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characters:text file

Word family

33 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • sign the document
  • translate this document
  • translated the document
  • all the documents
  • this document into
  • sign this document
  • this document to
  • seen the document
  • the documents to
  • this document is
  • hid the documents
  • read this document

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
document — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto