Het record
Example: Hij brak het record voor de snelste marathon ooit.
Definition
"Het record" refers to the best performance or highest achievement in a particular activity or event, such as sports or competitions. It represents the fastest, longest, or most impressive result ever officially recorded and recognized.
Etymology
The term "het record" comes from the Dutch phrase where 'het' means 'the' and 'record' is borrowed from English, which in turn originates from the Latin 'recordari,' meaning 'to remember.' Did you know the word 'record' originally referred to the act of remembering or recalling information before it came to mean an achievement or measurement?
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"Het record" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - (B1) - set 1", containing 119 commonly used words.
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