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verbatim en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /vəɹˈbeɪ.tɪm/ (General-American)
  • (Australia) audio
  • /vɜːˈbeɪ.tɪm/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Attested in English since 1481 (therefore considered a Middle English derivation by some): from Medieval Latin verbātim (“word for word”), from Latin verbum (“word”) + -ātim (adverbial suffix).

Meanings

  1. (of a document) Corresponding with the original word for word.
    • Date unknown: Joint Committee on Printing Congress of the United States, General Statement of Procedure for Verbatim Reporting of Proceedings in Senate Chamber, page five:
    • Ironically, verbatim note taking can interfere with listening attentively. 2002, Michael Quim Patton, Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods, page 381:
  2. (of a person) Able to take down a speech word for word, especially in shorthand.
    • Some States require voice writers to pass a test and to earn State licensure. As a substitute for State licensure, the National Verbatim Reporters Association offers three national certifications to voice writers: Certified Verbatim Reporter (CVR), the Certificate of Merit (CM), and Real-Time Verbatim Reporter (RVR). Earning these certifications is sufficient to be licensed in States where the voice method of court reporting is permitted. U.S. Department of Labor's description of court reporter's job

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
more verbatim Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most verbatim Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

verbatimness · nonverbatim · semiverbatim

Synonyms

word for word ((of a document) faithful to its original) · to the letter ((of a document) faithful to its original)

Translations (26)

is orðrétt (of a document: word for word) · pt palavra por palavra (of a document: word for word) · fr littéral (of a document: word for word) · ka ზედმიწევნითი (of a document: word for word) · bg дословен (of a document: word for word) · sv ordagrann (of a document: word for word) · es trasuntado (of a document: word for word) · kum сёз-бе-сёз (of a document: word for word) · es trasuntivo (of a document: word for word) · ka სიტყვასიტყვითი (of a document: word for word) · ru досло́вный (of a document: word for word) · fi pikakirjoitustaitoinen (of a person: skilled in faithful transcription) · pl dosłowny (of a document: word for word) · ka ზუსტი (of a document: word for word) · pt verbatim (of a document: word for word) · is orðréttur (of a document: word for word) · nl letterlijk (of a document: word for word) · ba һүҙмә-һүҙ (of a document: word for word) · lt pažodinis (of a document: word for word) · no ordrett (of a document: word for word) · fi sananmukainen (of a document: word for word) · sl dobeseden (of a document: word for word) · cs doslovný (of a document: word for word) · fi sanatarkka (of a document: word for word) · el κατά λέξη (of a document: word for word) · fi kirjaimellinen (of a document: word for word)

verbatim en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /vəɹˈbeɪ.tɪm/ (General-American)
  • (Australia) audio
  • /vɜːˈbeɪ.tɪm/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Attested in English since 1481 (therefore considered a Middle English derivation by some): from Medieval Latin verbātim (“word for word”), from Latin verbum (“word”) + -ātim (adverbial suffix).

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Word for word; in exactly the same words as were used originally.
    • […] in several instances Mancini’s text is virtually reproduced verbatim by Bellori.¹²⁰ 1971, Denis Mahon, Studies in Seicento Art and Theory, page 317:
    • I have copied his speech verbatim, so this is exactly what he said, word for word.
  2. (not-comparable, obsolete) Orally; verbally.
    • I […]am not able Verbatim to rehearse the method of my pen 1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i]:

Deriveds

verbatim et literatim

Relateds

gradatim · literatim · seriatim

Synonyms

wordmeal · in so many words · by heart · word for word

Translations (111)

bg буква́лно (word for word) · tg айнан (word for word) · cmn 一字一字地 (word for word) · es según y como (word for word) · fr mot pour mot (word for word) · be сло́ва ў сло́ва (word for word) · ka სიტყვასიტყვით (word for word) · hy բառ առ բառ (word for word) · pt ipsis litteris (word for word) · hi शब्दश (word for word) · ky сөзмө-сөз (word for word) · vi đúng nguyên văn (word for word) · pt palavra por palavra (word for word) · it parola per parola (word for word) · gd facal air an fhacal (word for word) · ka ზედმიწევნით (word for word) · ba һүҙмә-һүҙ (word for word) · tr kelimesi kelimesine (word for word) · ar حَرْفِيًّا (word for word) · ar حَرْفًا بِحَرْفٍ (word for word) · nl woord voor woord (word for word) · be дасло́ўна (word for word) · de wortgetreu (word for word) · la verbum verbō (word for word) · nn ordrett (word for word) · uk дослі́вно (word for word) · pl dosłownie (word for word) · tg ҳарф ба ҳарф (word for word) · hu szóról szóra (word for word) · fi sananmukaisesti (word for word) · sv verbatim (word for word) · sh doslovce (word for word) · da ord til andet (word for word) · tr sözü sözüne (word for word) · tr aynen (word for word) · es trasuntivamente (word for word) · ga focal ar fhocal (word for word) · es según y conforme (word for word) · da ord for ord (word for word) · es de verbo ad vérbum (word for word) · az eynən (word for word) · pt literalmente (word for word) · pt verbatim (word for word) · pt à letra (word for word) · ko 글자 그대로의 (word for word) · pl słowo w słowo (word for word) · nb ordrett (word for word) · ru досло́вно (word for word) · fr mot à mot (word for word) · alt сӧстӧҥ сӧскӧ (word for word) · el αυτολεξεί (word for word) · tt сүзгә-сүз (word for word) · fa کلمهبهکلمه (word for word) · tr motamot (word for word) · io vortope (word for word) · eo laŭvorte (word for word) · ur لَفظ بَہ لَفظ (word for word) · be літара́льна (word for word) · cs slovo od slova (word for word) · uz aynan (word for word) · fa عِیناً (word for word) · ur لَفظ بَلَفظ (word for word) · uz soʻzma-soʻz (word for word) · ang gewyrdelīce (word for word) · tg калима ба калима (word for word) · uk сло́во в сло́во (word for word) · is orðrétt (word for word) · se sánis sátnái (word for word) · ja 逐語的に (word for word) · sh doslovno (word for word) · tr tıpa tıp (word for word) · hy բառացիորեն (word for word) · ml പദാനുപദം (word for word) · sk doslovne (word for word) · de Wort für Wort (word for word) · ru сло́во в сло́во (word for word) · cmn 逐字地 (word for word) · id kata demi kata (word for word) · fr littéralement (word for word) · cmn 一字不差地 (word for word) · tr harfi harfine (word for word) · es transcriptivamente (word for word) · he מילה במילה (word for word) · es trasuntadamente (word for word) · fi sanasta sanaan (word for word) · ka ზუსტად (word for word) · sv ordagrann (word for word) · ko 말 그대로의 (word for word) · sv ord för ord (word for word) · ja 一語一語 (word for word) · ca mot a mot (word for word) · fi sanatarkasti (word for word) · is orð fyrir orð (word for word) · yo atenuso (word for word) · ru буква́льно (word for word) · uk буква́льно (word for word) · ru мол (word for word) · nl letterlijk (word for word) · bg досло́вно (word for word) · sl dobesedno (word for word) · sv ordagrant (word for word) · da ordret (word for word) · fi kirjaimellisesti (word for word) · es transcriptamente (word for word) · mk дословно (word for word) · fr texto (word for word) · cy gair am air (word for word) · la ipsis litteris (word for word) · kk сөзбе-сөз (word for word) · de wortwörtlich (word for word) · cs doslovně (word for word)

verbatim en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /vəɹˈbeɪ.tɪm/ (General-American)
  • (Australia) audio
  • /vɜːˈbeɪ.tɪm/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Attested in English since 1481 (therefore considered a Middle English derivation by some): from Medieval Latin verbātim (“word for word”), from Latin verbum (“word”) + -ātim (adverbial suffix).

Meanings

  1. A word-for-word report of a speech.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
verbatims Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

ipsissima verba

Translations (5)

nb ordrett referat (word-for-word report) · fi sanatarkka lainaus (word-for-word report) · fr verbatim (word-for-word report) · es trasunto (word-for-word report) · nb ordrett nedtegnelse (word-for-word report)