diarydi‧a‧ry /ˈdaɪəri $ ˈdaɪri/ ●●○ S3 noun (plural diaries) [countable] 
Inge kept a diary (=wrote in a diary) during the war years.diary entry (=what you have written for a particular day)2especially British English a book with separate spaces for each day of the year, in which you write down the meetings, events etc that are planned for each day SYN calendar American English: Did you put the meeting date in your diary?COLLOCATIONSverbskeep/write a diary (=write regularly in a diary)· While I was travelling, I kept a diary every day.write (something) in your diary· ‘Severe weather’, he wrote in his diary that day.record something in your diary· James Alvin recorded the incident in his diary.read a diary· I wish you’d let me read your diary.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + diarya detailed diary· For years she had kept a detailed diary.a personal/private diary· She later agreed to the publication of parts of her personal diary.a secret diary (=that no one else knows about or reads)· He found his sister’s secret diary.a daily/weekly diary· Clarke kept a daily diary of San Franciscan life.a travel diary (=that you write while you are travelling)· His travel diary makes fascinating reading.diary + NOUNa diary entry/entry in a diary (=piece of writing in a diary)· His last diary entry was on June 14th.THESAURUSdiary a book in which you write down the things that happen to you each day, and your private thoughts: · I decided to keep a diary of our trip to Toronto.· You shouldn’t read anyone’s private diary.· On February 3rd, he wrote the last entry in his diary.journal a diary, especially one written by a famous or important person: · In the 1837 journal, Darwin gives an account of his voyage to South America.· Her book draws on letters, diaries, journals and historical sources.memoirs a written record of the important events and people in your life which you write in order to publish – especially one that is written by a famous or important person such as a politician or a military leader: · A lot of politicians think about writing their memoirs.· The book was titled ‘The Memoirs of a President’.blog a diary that someone puts on a website, which is a record of their activities, experiences, and opinions, with the latest information always at the top. On some blogs, readers can leave comments: · I try to keep a regular online blog.· I came across a great post on a blog I read recently.log/log book an official record of events, especially on a journey in a ship or plane: · the ship’s log· The captain had made a few notes in the log book.
WORD ORIGINdiary
Origin:
1500-1600 Latin diarium, from dies ‘day’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- During his illness, David kept a diary, which his family hopes to publish.
- I decided to keep a diary of our trip to Toronto.
- I wouldn't really show anyone my diary, not even you.
- According to the diary, it must have been Friday 17 July.
- All diary recording is arduous and this was no exception.
- Gardeners - put the date in your diary.
- He opened his diary which was lying on his desk and checked by name against his written entry.
- In a diary in which she writes everything but the truth.
- The first diary entries were no doubt recorded on an impulse, in odd hours in his room in the shophouse.
- The resulting book falls somewhere between the teen diary / confessional genre and the academic feminist treatise.
- There they were - notepad and business diary.
THESAURUS
a book in which you write down the things that happen to you each day, and your private thoughts: · I decided to keep a diary of our trip to Toronto.· You shouldn’t read anyone’s private diary.· On February 3rd, he wrote the last entry in his diary.
a diary, especially one written by a famous or important person: · In the 1837 journal, Darwin gives an account of his voyage to South America.· Her book draws on letters, diaries, journals and historical sources.
a written record of the important events and people in your life which you write in order to publish – especially one that is written by a famous or important person such as a politician or a military leader: · A lot of politicians think about writing their memoirs.· The book was titled ‘The Memoirs of a President’.
a diary that someone puts on a website, which is a record of their activities, experiences, and opinions, with the latest information always at the top. On some blogs, readers can leave comments: · I try to keep a regular online blog.· I came across a great post on a blog I read recently.
an official record of events, especially on a journey in a ship or plane: · the ship’s log· The captain had made a few notes in the log book.
Longman Language Activatora book about someone's life a book about someone's life, written by another person: · She's the author of three acclaimed biographies.· This is a competent and well-researched biography.biography of: · Boswell's biography of Dr Johnsonauthorized biography (=approved by the person being written about): · 'Paul McCartney: Many Years from Now' is an authorized biography of the former Beatle by Barry Miles.unauthorized biography (=not approved by the person written about): · He has slammed an unauthorised biography which he claims contains 'factual errors'.
a book in which someone writes about their own life: · Although she has written three novels, this autobiography is her first published work.somebody's autobiography: · In her autobiography, Doris Lessing writes about her childhood in Zimbabwe.· The incident is recounted in his autobiography.
the story of your own life which you have written yourself, especially about your involvement in important political or military events: somebody's memoirs: · The duke's memoirs will be serialised in The Sunday Times.· Reading Bready's unpublished memoirs, I was struck by her courage and resilience. · 'I felt lost, abandoned,' she wrote in her memoirs.
a book in which you write down the things that happen to you each day, and your private thoughts: · I wouldn't really show anyone my diary, not even you.keep a diary (of something) (=write in a diary each day): · During his illness, David kept a diary, which his family hopes to publish.· I decided to keep a diary of our trip to Toronto.
a diary, especially one written by a famous or important person: · In the 1837 journal, Darwin gives an account of his voyage to South America. · Her book draws on letters, diaries, journals and historical sources.somebody's journal: · I was given access to his private papers and journals.· Jewish life is poignantly described in Wiesel's journal, "The Jews of Silence".
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noungazetteer, nounghost, verbghost writer, noungloss, noungloss, verbglossary, nounglossy, noungonzo journalism, noungossip column, noungraphic design, nounguide, nounguillotine, nounhack, nounhagiography, nounhalftone, nounhandbill, nounhandbook, nounhardback, nounhardcover, nounheading, nounheadline, nounheadline, verbheadword, nounhistory, nounhumorist, nounillustrate, verbillustration, nounimpression, nounimprimatur, nounimprint, nounindent, verbindentation, nounindex, nounindex, verbinsert, nouninset, nouninset, verbinstalment, nouninterpolate, verbISBN, nounissue, nounitalicize, verbitalics, nounjacket, nounjournal, nounjournalese, nounjournalism, nounjournalist, nounjourno, nounl, landscape, nounlayout, nounleader, nounleading article, nounleaf, nounletter-size, adjectivelibrary, nounlimited edition, nounlined, adjectiveLinotype, nounliterature, nounlocal paper, nounlocal rag, nounloose-leaf, adjectivelower case, nounmag, nounmagazine, nounmanuscript, nounmargin, nounmasthead, nounmezzotint, nounmicrofiche, nounmisprint, nounmonograph, nounmonthly, nounmorocco, nounmuckraking, nounN/A, N.B., news, nounnews agency, nounnewshound, nounnewsletter, nounnewspaper, nounnewsprint, nounnews release, nounnon-fiction, nounnote, nounnotebook, nounnotice, nounnumber, nounobituary, nounoffprint, nounoffset, adjectiveomnibus, nounop. cit., open letter, nounorgan, nounoverleaf, adverboverprint, verbp., pagination, nounpamphlet, nounpamphleteer, nounpap, nounpaparazzi, nounpaper, nounpaperback, nounpaperboy, nounpaper girl, nounpaper round, nounpaper shop, nounpara, passage, nounpaste-up, nounperiodical, nounpersonal ad, nounpersonal column, nounphrasebook, nounpicture book, nounpiece, nounplate, nounpocketbook, nounpp., prequel, nounpress, nounpress baron, nounpress box, nounpress conference, nounpress corps, nounpress cutting, nounpress gallery, nounpressman, nounpress office, nounpress release, nounprint, verbprint, nounprinted matter, nounprinter, nounprinting, nounprinting ink, nounprinting press, nounproblem page, nounproof, nounproofread, verbpublication, nounpublish, verbpublisher, nounpublishing, nounpull-out, nounquarterly, adjectivequarterly, nounquarto, nounquire, nounquotation, nounquote, verbrag, nounreader, nounreadership, nounreading, nounream, nounred ink, nounreference, nounreference book, nounreference library, nounrelease, verbreprint, verbreproduce, verbreproduction, nounreproductive, adjectivereview, nounreview, verbreviewer, nounrevise, verbrevision, nounrider, nounroman, nounsans serif, nounsaturation, nounscare story, nounscoop, nounscoop, verbsection, nounserif, nounset, verbsilk screen, adjectivesketch, nounslipcase, nounsmall ad, nounsoft porn, nounsource, nounspace, nounspine, nounsplash, verbspoiler, nounstay of execution, nounstop press, nounstory, nounstorybook, nounstringer, nounstrip, nounstrip cartoon, nounsub, nounsub, verbsubedit, verbsub-editor, nounsubheading, nounsubscribe, verbsubscriber, nounsubscription, nounsuperscript, adjectivesupplement, nounsymposium, nounsyndicate, verbtable, nountabloid, nountext, nounthumb index, nountitle page, nountome, nountract, nountreatise, nountrot, nountype, nountypeface, nountypescript, nountypesetting, nountypographer, nountypography, nounvanity press, nounvellum, nounvignette, nounvol., volume, nounweekly, nounwell-thumbed, adjectivewoodblock, nounwrite-up, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs The group decided to make a video diary of the cycling trip.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
(=write regularly in a diary)· While I was travelling, I kept a diary every day.
· ‘Severe weather’, he wrote in his diary that day.
· James Alvin recorded the incident in his diary.
· I wish you’d let me read your diary.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + diary· For years she had kept a detailed diary.
· She later agreed to the publication of parts of her personal diary.
(=that no one else knows about or reads)· He found his sister’s secret diary.
· Clarke kept a daily diary of San Franciscan life.
(=that you write while you are travelling)· His travel diary makes fascinating reading.
diary + NOUN (=piece of writing in a diary)· His last diary entry was on June 14th.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The group decided to make a video diary of the cycling trip.· Patients keep daily diaries of fluid intake and voiding.· We also learned to keep daily diaries detailing all our food and exercise.· Alvin reminded himself in his daily diary.
· Between these two positions lies a range of literacy activity, such as personal autobiography, diaries, functional lists etc.· Writing personal journals or diaries may be helpful, for in these writers usually reveal more of themselves than they intend.· The truly personal diary, intended for purely personal perusal, is a rare thing.
NOUN· He was equally keen to record what he had seen and always kept a desk diary.· Also, black leather desk diary and telephone book.
· Record the experience in a diary entry.· These are not diary entries broken up into bits, nor a re-associated list of the banality of her purse.· The diary entries were tantalizingly brief.· The first diary entries were no doubt recorded on an impulse, in odd hours in his room in the shophouse.· What follows are some of the diary entries I made during our six weeks of production in Savannah.· My diary entries are filled with prosaic happenings.· The defence, Mr Scott went on, would later produce a diary entry that would establish the truth of this statement.· It was clear that in many of these recorded diary entries he had in mind his projected memoirs.
· The main source of data is maternal diary records of the children's language development.· Coupled with such instructions, electronic, time coded diaries could provide a better method for ensuring the quality of diary records.· When you come to make your list of goals you will be able to spot themes and trends from your diary records.
VERB· Josselin's reputation is based on the detailed diary which he kept from 5 August 1644 until a few days before his death.· The book is based on a diary which Professor Hull kept on cassette.
· Students fill in diaries on a rota basis, with regular cross referencing to check on the accuracy of the entries.· When you fill out your diary, step outside yourself and be as objective as possible.
· His extensive collection on transgenderism includes his own diaries as far back as junior high school.· Particularly true now as more areas are organising summer courses and events for you to attend and include in your diary.· Accessories include a diary, an appointments schedule, calculator, calendar, to do list and a reminder facility.
· While working on the catapult Endill started to keep a diary.· But Ickes says he dared not keep such a diary because it might have been subpoenaed.· Tish intends to do some drawing, but is too intent on keeping a diary.· Patients keep daily diaries of fluid intake and voiding.· He kept his diaries for a record that would be published subsequent to the meetings.· But bear in mind that keeping a sleep diary may cause you to pay more attention to your sleep than you should.· Once your goals have been reached and all your rewards earned, you can stop keeping a detailed diary.· He spun an hour every day and kept a diary.
· Please note it in your diary - detailed notices will, of course, be sent nearer the time.
· He plans to publish diaries about his years in office which will spark a storm in Westminster.· Senior Labor politician Tony Benn has been publishing diary installments for decades, providing a vivid account of Parliament.
· The local families were patrons and indeed reading the diaries one is struck by the continuity of families into this decade.· No one, but no one, was allowed to read my diary.
· The notebook had been used as a diary from 1 November 1849 to 15 July 1850.· If used properly, the diary was a mine of information.· I used a diary at this pilot stage.
· Mr Glennie and crewman Rick Hellriegel wrote diaries during the trip.· Stilwell was to write in his diary after seeing the document.· Class Teacher goes to see Head. Write up diary.· Electrical recording has made this fatally easy to do: much easier than confiding to a written diary.· He wrote in his diary: King most friendly and expressed thanks and confidence.· The rewards for the end of the week should also be written in the diary in the space for Week 1.· That night Endill wrote in his diary.· They were good friends, Bjaaland wrote in his diary.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1a book in which you write down the things that happen to you each day SYN journal: - A relaxed regime of visiting the lavatory after each main meal and at bedtime is established with the parents keeping a record.
- Each day we are to keep a diary.
- I must keep records that prove I do all this.
- One research team keeps a record of which computers are attached to the network at any time.
- Only one in five departments is believed to keep a record of abuse of adults or the elderly.
- There was a chart on the wall that gave some measure of this by keeping a record of math and spelling grades.
- Tish intends to do some drawing, but is too intent on keeping a diary.
Inge kept a diary (=wrote in a diary) during the war years.diary entry (=what you have written for a particular day)2especially British English a book with separate spaces for each day of the year, in which you write down the meetings, events etc that are planned for each day SYN calendar American English: Did you put the meeting date in your diary?COLLOCATIONSverbskeep/write a diary (=write regularly in a diary)· While I was travelling, I kept a diary every day.write (something) in your diary· ‘Severe weather’, he wrote in his diary that day.record something in your diary· James Alvin recorded the incident in his diary.read a diary· I wish you’d let me read your diary.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + diarya detailed diary· For years she had kept a detailed diary.a personal/private diary· She later agreed to the publication of parts of her personal diary.a secret diary (=that no one else knows about or reads)· He found his sister’s secret diary.a daily/weekly diary· Clarke kept a daily diary of San Franciscan life.a travel diary (=that you write while you are travelling)· His travel diary makes fascinating reading.diary + NOUNa diary entry/entry in a diary (=piece of writing in a diary)· His last diary entry was on June 14th.THESAURUSdiary a book in which you write down the things that happen to you each day, and your private thoughts: · I decided to keep a diary of our trip to Toronto.· You shouldn’t read anyone’s private diary.· On February 3rd, he wrote the last entry in his diary.journal a diary, especially one written by a famous or important person: · In the 1837 journal, Darwin gives an account of his voyage to South America.· Her book draws on letters, diaries, journals and historical sources.memoirs a written record of the important events and people in your life which you write in order to publish – especially one that is written by a famous or important person such as a politician or a military leader: · A lot of politicians think about writing their memoirs.· The book was titled ‘The Memoirs of a President’.blog a diary that someone puts on a website, which is a record of their activities, experiences, and opinions, with the latest information always at the top. On some blogs, readers can leave comments: · I try to keep a regular online blog.· I came across a great post on a blog I read recently.log/log book an official record of events, especially on a journey in a ship or plane: · the ship’s log· The captain had made a few notes in the log book.