verbatim

English

WOTD – 11 December 2007    

Etymology

Attested in English since 1481 (therefore considered a Middle English derivation by some): from Medieval Latin verbātim, from Latin verb(um) + -ātim, adverbial suffix.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /vɜːˈbeɪtɪm/, X-SAMPA: /v3:'beItIm/
• (US) IPA: /vɚˈbeɪtɪm/, X-SAMPA: /v@r\`'beItIm/

• Audio (US)

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Adverb

verbatim (not comparable)

1. Word for word; in exactly the same words as were used originally.

   I have copied his speech and here it is, verbatim.

   • 1971, Denis Mahon, Studies in Seicento Art and Theory, p317

     …in several instances Mancini’s text is virtually reproduced verbatim by Bellori.¹²⁰

Derived terms

• verbatim et literatim

Related terms

Related terms

gradatim

literatim

seriatim

Synonyms

Synonyms

in so many words word for word

by heart

Translations

word for word

• Catalan: mot a mot (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 逐字地 (cmn) (zhúzì de), 一字一字地 (cmn) (yīzìyīzì de), 一字不差地 (cmn) (yīzìbùchà de)

• Danish: ordret (da), ord for ord (da), ord til andet (da)
• Finnish: sananmukaisesti (fi), sanatarkasti (fi), kirjaimellisesti (fi), sanasta sanaan (fi)
• French: mot pour mot (fr), mot à mot (fr), texto (fr)
• German: wortgetreu (de), wortwörtlich (de)
• Greek: αυτολεξεί (el) (aftolexeí)
• Hebrew: מילה במילה (he)
• Hindi: शब्दश (hi) (śabdśa)

• Icelandic: orðrétt (is), orð fyrir orð (is)
• Japanese: 一語一語 (ja) (いちごいちご, ichigoichigo)
• Latin: ipsis litteris (la)
• Portuguese: literalmente (pt), em si (pt), (from Latin) ipsis litteris (pt), verbatim (pt)
• Russian: дословно (ru) (doslóvno), слово в слово (ru) (slóvo v slóvo)
• Scottish Gaelic: facal air an fhacal (gd)
• Slovene: dobesedno (sl)
• Spanish: literalmente (es), textualmente (es)
• Swedish: ordagrant (sv), ord för ord (sv), verbatim (sv), ordagrann (sv)
• Turkish: aynen (tr), harfi harfine (tr), kelimesi kelimesine (tr), motamo (tr)
• Yoruba: Atenuso (yo)

Adjective

verbatim (not comparable)

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:
   • 1917, Andreĭ Ivanovich Shingarev, Russia and Her Allies: Extract from the Verbatim Report of the Imperial Duma, IV^th Session, 16^th Sitting, page 3:
   • 2002, Michael Quim Patton, Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods, p381

     Ironically, verbatim note taking can interfere with listening attentively.

2. (of a person) Able to take down a speech word for word, especially in shorthand.
   • U.S. Department of Labor's description of court reporter's job:

     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.

Synonyms

• ((of a document) faithful to its original): word for word

Derived terms

• nonverbatim

Translations

of a document: word for word

• Finnish: sananmukainen (fi), sanatarkka (fi), kirjaimellinen (fi)
• Greek: κατά λέξη (el) (katá léxi)
• Icelandic: orðréttur (is) m, orðrétt (is) f and n
• Norwegian: ordrett (no)

• Slovene: dobeseden
• Spanish: literally (es)
• Swedish: ordagrannt (sv)

of a person: skilled in faithful transcription

• Finnish: pikakirjoitustaitoinen (fi)

Noun

verbatim (plural verbatims)

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

Translations

word-for-word report

• Finnish: sanatarkka (fi) lainaus (fi)

References

Anagrams

• ambivert

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Latin

Etymology

From verbum (“word”) +‎ -ātim.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /werˈbaː.tim/

Adverb

verbātim (not comparable)

1. verbatim, word for word

Descendants

• English: verbatim