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word for word

word for word adverb: in exactly the same words (as were originally used); verbatim.

Adverb

word for word

  1. In exactly the same words (as were originally used); verbatim.
    • He was able to repeat the entire script word for word.
    • The two essays were the same, word for word.

word for word meaning in Tamil and Malayalam

word for word in Tamil

பதம்பதமாக, வார்த்தைக்கு வார்த்தை, ஒவ்வொரு சொல்லாக, ஒவ்வொரு வார்த்தையாக

word for word in Malayalam

letter for letter, verbatim, to the letter
പദാനുപദമായി, പദംപ്രതി, വാക്കിനുവാക്കായി, പ്രത്യക്ഷരം, വരിക്കുവരിയായി, അക്ഷരശഃ
literal, verbatim, exact
കണിശമായി, സൂക്ഷ്മമായി, തികച്ചും അങ്ങനെതന്നെ, താദൃശ, താദൃക്, സസൂക്ഷ്മം

Questions about word for word

What does word for word mean?
Word for word means in exactly the same words (as were originally used); verbatim.
What is word for word in Tamil?
Word for word in Tamil is பதம்பதமாக, வார்த்தைக்கு வார்த்தை, ஒவ்வொரு சொல்லாக. See Word for word meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is word for word?
Word for word is an adverb.

Words near word for word in the dictionary

  1. word divider
  2. word dividers
  3. word families
  4. word family
  5. word finder
  6. word for word
  7. word form
  8. word formation
  9. word formations
  10. word forms
  11. word game

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: word for word (page history and authors); word for word (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); word for word (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). 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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