verbatim
UK/vɜːˈbeɪ.tɪm//vəɹˈbeɪ.tɪm/
verbatim adverb: word for word; in exactly the same words as were used originally.
Adverb
verbatim (not comparable)
- Word for word; in exactly the same words as were used originally.
- I have copied his speech verbatim, so this is exactly what he said, word for word.
- […] in several instances Mancini’s text is virtually reproduced verbatim by Bellori.¹²⁰1971, Denis Mahon, Studies in Seicento Art and Theory, page 317
- Orally; verbally.
- I […]am not able
Verbatim to rehearse the method of my pen1591 (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]...
- I […]am not able
Adjective
verbatim (comparative more verbatim, superlative most verbatim)
- 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
- Synonyms:
- word for word, to the letter
- 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...U.S. Department of Labor's description of court reporter's job
Noun
verbatim (plural verbatims)
- A word-for-word report of a speech.
verbatim meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam
verbatim in Hindi
- word for word
- शब्दश śabdaś
verbatim in Tamil
- சொல்லுக்கு சொல்லால் நிகராக, கலப்பிலா சொல், வாசகம்
verbatim in Urdu
- word for word
- لَفظ بَہ لَفظ, لَفظ بَلَفظ
verbatim in Malayalam
- word for word
- പദാനുപദം padānupadaṁ
More languagesFewer languages
- verbatim in Kannada
- ಪದಕ್ಕೆ ಪದ ಕೊಟ್ಟು, ಅಕ್ಷರಶಃ, ಪದಶಃ, ಇದ್ದದ್ದು ಇದ್ದಂತೆ
- verbatim in Arabic
- حَرْفًا بِحَرْفٍ ḥarfan bi-ḥarfin, حَرْفِيًّا ḥarfiyyan
- verbatim in Indonesian
- kata demi kata
- verbatim in Persian
- کلمهبهکلمه kalame-be-kalame, عِیناً 'eynan
- verbatim in Vietnamese
- đúng nguyên văn
Examples of verbatim in a sentence
- The novel was awash in plagiarism, with entire passages lifted verbatim.
- At that time I was a very good typist, knew Oxford spelling, and could do verbatim dictation.”
- Our data are taken from verbatim transcripts of tape-recorded psychoanalytic sessions.
Synonyms of verbatim
Forms of verbatim
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more verbatim |
| superlative | most verbatim |
| Noun | |
| plural | verbatims |
Origin of verbatim
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).
Words formed from verbatim
Questions about verbatim
- What does verbatim mean?
- Verbatim means word for word; in exactly the same words as were used originally.
- What is verbatim in Hindi?
- Verbatim in Hindi is शब्दश (śabdaś). See Verbatim meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is verbatim?
- Verbatim can be an adverb, an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce verbatim?
- Verbatim is pronounced /vɜːˈbeɪ.tɪm/ (UK).
Words near verbatim in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: verbatim (page history and authors); verbatim (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); verbatim (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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