Meaning of document In English

• 0 a paper or set of papers with written or printed information, especially of an official type:

  • official/confidential/legal documents

  • They are charged with using forged documents.

  • I'll send you the document by email.

• 1 to record the details of an event, a process, etc.:

  • His interest in cars has been well-documented (= recorded and written about) by the media.

• 2 a paper or set of papers with written or printed information, esp. of an official type:

  • Do you have all your documents in order to apply for a passport?

• 3 to record information about something by writing about it or taking photographs of it:

  • The study documents various aspects of Indian life in this period.

• 4 a paper or set of papers that contains official information or instructions:

  • a one-/five-/twenty-, etc. page document

  • a consultative/consultation/framework document

  • draft/circulate/publish a document Each bank will be required to publish a document detailing its annual and final bonus payments.

  • obtain/receive/sign a document Don't sign any documents with items left blank or containing anything you don't understand.

  • a document contains/outlines/describes Federal Agency documents outline the scope of the extensive project.

  • Full details will be included in your policy document.

  • We will accept original documents only, not copies.

  • A spokesman from the Home Office refused to comment on the leaked document.

  • a forged document

  • a legal/official/formal document

  • a classified/internal/confidential document

• 5 a computer file that contains text and sometimes images:

  • print/save/format a document Remember to save your documents at regular intervals when making changes.

  • I was unable to open the attached document.

• 6 to record information about something important by writing about it or photographing it:

  • Companies must document the controls their financial departments use to deter fraud.

  • The harmful effects of greenhouse gases have been well documented.

  • A recent state investigation found that the district has failed to document how it spent some $23 million in federal funds.