journal
To archive or record somethingTo archive or record something.
» Do you keep a journal?
Führst du ein Tagebuch? — MikeMolto
Führst du Tagebuch? — samueldora
Führst du ein Journal? — Yorwba
Ти ведеш журнал? — deniko
Ви ведете журнал? — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(transitive)To archive or record something.
(intransitive, transitive)To scrapbook.
(transitive)To insert (a shaft, an axle, etc.) into a journal bearing.
Examples
125 sentencesOrigin
From Middle English journal, from Anglo-Norman jurnal (“daily”), from Old French jornel (“From Middle English journal, from Anglo-Norman jurnal (“daily”), from Old French jornel (“day”) (whence modern French journal), from Latin diurnālis, from diurnus (“of the day”). Doublet of diurnal and the journal from French.
Unknown, apparently of Scots origin. Perhaps from chirnel, from English kernel (“lump in the flesh”), owing to resemblance in shape.
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Forms
journals, journaling, journaled, journaled| Base form | journal · to journal |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | journals |
| Present participle | journaling |
| Past simple | journaled / journalled |
| Past participle | journaled / journalled |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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