noun · neutral
document
UK/ˈdɒkjʊmənt/US/ˈdɑːkjəmənt/DOC·u·ment
Band 6-7speakingtask1task2
a written or printed paper that gives information or proof
Examples
“Please bring the original documents to the interview.”
“She kept every document related to the project in a folder.”
“The company requested additional documents for the visa application.”
Band 8 sentence
“Universities often ask applicants to submit certified documents to verify their previous qualifications.”
Collocations
- official document
- submit a document
- legal document
Word family
document noundocument (to) verbdocumented adjective / past participle
Common mistakes
make a document→prepare/produce a document
do the document→fill in/complete the document
many document→many documents
Say it for a higher band
5paper→6file→7+document
Synonyms
file
paper
Easily confused
record
“The company keeps records of all financial transactions.”
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