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verbatim

adv
/vɜːˈbeɪ.tɪm/UK/vɝˈbeɪ.tɪm/US

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).

  1. borrowed from verbātim — “word for word”

Definitions

  1. Word for word

    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.¹²⁰

  2. Orally

    Orally; verbally.

    • I […]am not able Verbatim to rehearse the method of my pen

  3. 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.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Able to take down a speech word for word, especially in shorthand.

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

The neighborhood

Derived

verbatim et literatim, nonverbatim, verbatimness

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for verbatim. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA