Verbatim — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker

using exactly the same words

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vɜːbˈeɪɾɪm/

🇬🇧British English

/vɜːbˈeɪtɪm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vɜːbˈeɪtɪm/

3 syllables Say it as /vɜːbˈeɪɾɪm/.

Examples

a direct quotation
repeated their dialog verbatim
he repeated her remarks verbatim

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

word for word direct

Parts of Speech

adjective	in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker “a direct quotation”
adverb	using exactly the same words “he repeated her remarks verbatim”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

wörtlich

in genau den gleichen Worten, die ein Autor oder Redner verwendet

🇫🇷French

textuellement

exactement les mêmes mots utilisés par un écrivain ou un orateur

🇪🇸Spanish

literal

exactamente con las mismas palabras utilizadas por un escritor o orador

🇮🇹Italian

parola per parola

esattamente con le stesse parole usate da uno scrittore o da un oratore

🇳🇱Dutch

woordelijk

in precies dezelfde woorden die door een schrijver of spreker worden gebruikt

🇵🇹Portuguese

literalmente

precisamente com as mesmas palavras usadas por um escritor ou palestrante

🇷🇺Russian

дословно

точно теми же словами, которые использует писатель или оратор

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रतिशब्द

बिल्कुल उन्हीं शब्दों में जिनका प्रयोग किसी लेखक या वक्ता ने किया है

🇧🇩Bengali

শব্দার্থে

লেখক বা স্পিকার দ্বারা ব্যবহৃত অবিকল একই শব্দে

🇮🇳Tamil

வார்த்தைகளால்

ஒரு எழுத்தாளர் அல்லது பேச்சாளர் பயன்படுத்தும் அதே வார்த்தைகளில்

🇮🇳Telugu

మాటలతో

రచయిత లేదా వక్త ఉపయోగించిన అదే పదాలలో

🇮🇳Marathi

शब्दशः

लेखक किंवा वक्त्याने वापरलेल्या शब्दांमध्ये तंतोतंत

🇮🇳Gujarati

શબ્દશઃ

લેખક અથવા વક્તા દ્વારા ઉપયોગમાં લેવાતા ચોક્કસ શબ્દોમાં

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೌಖಿಕವಾಗಿ

ಬರಹಗಾರ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಪೀಕರ್ ಬಳಸಿದ ಅದೇ ಪದಗಳಲ್ಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അക്ഷരാർത്ഥത്തിൽ

ഒരു എഴുത്തുകാരനോ പ്രഭാഷകനോ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന അതേ വാക്കുകളിൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਬਦਾਵਲੀ

ਇੱਕ ਲੇਖਕ ਜਾਂ ਸਪੀਕਰ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਵਰਤੇ ਗਏ ਬਿਲਕੁਲ ਉਸੇ ਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ

🇵🇰Urdu

لفظی

بالکل وہی الفاظ جو مصنف یا مقرر کے ذریعہ استعمال ہوتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

逐字

与作家或演讲者使用的词完全相同

🇯🇵Japanese

逐語的に

作家や講演者が使用したのとまったく同じ言葉で

🇰🇷Korean

말 그대로

작가나 연설가가 사용하는 것과 똑같은 단어로

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nguyên văn

bằng chính xác những từ được nhà văn hoặc diễn giả sử dụng

🇹🇭Thai

คำต่อคำ

เป็นคำเดียวกับที่นักเขียนหรือผู้พูดใช้

🇮🇩Indonesian

kata demi kata

dengan kata-kata yang persis sama yang digunakan oleh penulis atau pembicara

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حرفي

بنفس الكلمات التي يستخدمها الكاتب أو المتحدث

🇮🇷Persian

کلمه به کلمه

دقیقاً به همان کلماتی که نویسنده یا گوینده استفاده می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

kelimesi kelimesine

bir yazar veya konuşmacının kullandığı kelimelerin tam olarak aynısı

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִלָה בְּמִלָה

בדיוק באותן מילים המשמשות סופר או דובר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'verbatim'?

The primary meaning of 'verbatim' is 'in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker'.

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Using 'verbatim' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'verbatim' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'verbatim' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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