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diary
verbs
keep/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 + diary
a 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 + NOUN
a diary entry/entry in a diary
(= piece of writing in a diary )
• His last diary entry was on June 14th.
transnet.ir
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noun
journal:
He kept a diary of each day's events.
Simple Definitions
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diary
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.
Longman-Thesaurus
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noun for appointments ADJ. appointments, bookings, engagement, social | desk, pocket | electronic VERB + DIARY have sth in I haven't got the meeting in my diary. | put sth in, write sth in Put it in your diary before you forget. PREP. in a/your ~ for writing down what happens each day ADJ. detailed | daily | personal, private, secret | field, gardening, travel He jotted down observations on the animals' habits in his field diary. VERB + DIARY keep I starting keeping a diary when I was thirteen. | write sth in, note sth in, record sth in ‘It's all over,’ he wrote in his diary for April 21. DIARY + NOUN entry PREP. in a/your ~ I've made a note in my diary. PHRASES an entry in a diary
Oxford Collocations Dictionary