adj · adv · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/vɜːˈbeɪ.tɪm/
General-American:/vəɹˈbeɪ.tɪm/
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CMU ARPABET:V ER0 B EY1 T AH0 M
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Corresponding with the original word for word.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
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:
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Able to take down a speech word for word, especially in shorthand.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adv
Meaning 3
Word for word; in exactly the same words as were used originally.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
I have copied his speech verbatim, so this is exactly what he said, word for word.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adv
Meaning 4
Orally; verbally.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A word-for-word report of a speech.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a direct quotation
repeated their dialog verbatim
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: direct
Antonyms: none provided
7
adverb
Meaning 7
using exactly the same words
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he repeated her remarks verbatim
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: word for word
Antonyms: none provided
History
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).
Across languages
Translations
140 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bashkir:
һүҙмә-һүҙ
(hüźmə-hüź)
— of a document: word for word
Bulgarian:
дословен
(dosloven)
— of a document: word for word
Czech:
doslovný
— of a document: word for word
Dutch:
letterlijk
— of a document: word for word
Finnish:
sananmukainen
— of a document: word for word
Finnish:
sanatarkka
— of a document: word for word
Finnish:
kirjaimellinen
— of a document: word for word
French:
littéral
— of a document: word for word
Georgian:
სიტყვასიტყვითი
(siṭq̇vasiṭq̇viti)
— of a document: word for word
Georgian:
ზედმიწევნითი
(zedmic̣evniti)
— of a document: word for word
Georgian:
ზუსტი
(zusṭi)
— of a document: word for word
Greek:
κατά λέξη
(katá léxi)
— of a document: word for word
Icelandic:
orðréttur
— of a document: word for word
Icelandic:
orðrétt
— of a document: word for word
Lithuanian:
pažodinis
— of a document: word for word
Norwegian:
ordrett
— of a document: word for word
Polish:
dosłowny
— of a document: word for word
Portuguese:
verbatim
— of a document: word for word
Portuguese:
palavra por palavra
— of a document: word for word
Russian:
досло́вный
(doslóvnyj)
— of a document: word for word
Slovene:
dobeseden
— of a document: word for word
Spanish:
trasuntado
— of a document: word for word
Spanish:
trasuntivo
— of a document: word for word
Swedish:
ordagrann
— of a document: word for word
Finnish:
pikakirjoitustaitoinen
— of a person: skilled in faithful transcription
Arabic:
حَرْفًا بِحَرْفٍ
(ḥarfan bi-ḥarfin)
— word for word
Arabic:
حَرْفِيًّا
(ḥarfiyyan)
— word for word
Armenian:
բառ առ բառ
(baṙ aṙ baṙ)
— word for word
Armenian:
բառացիորեն
(baṙacʻioren)
— word for word
Azerbaijani:
eynən
— word for word
Bashkir:
һүҙмә-һүҙ
(hüźmə-hüź)
— word for word
Belarusian:
дасло́ўна
(daslówna)
— word for word
Belarusian:
літара́льна
(litarálʹna)
— word for word
Belarusian:
сло́ва ў сло́ва
(slóva w slóva)
— word for word
Bulgarian:
досло́вно
(doslóvno)
— word for word
Bulgarian:
буква́лно
(bukválno)
— word for word
Catalan:
mot a mot
— word for word
Chinese Mandarin:
逐字地
(zhúzì de)
— word for word
Chinese Mandarin:
一字一字地
(yīzìyīzì de)
— word for word
Chinese Mandarin:
一字不差地
(yīzìbùchà de)
— word for word
Czech:
doslovně
— word for word
Czech:
slovo od slova
— word for word
Danish:
ordret
— word for word
Danish:
ord for ord
— word for word
Danish:
ord til andet
— word for word
Dutch:
woord voor woord
— word for word
Dutch:
letterlijk
— word for word
Esperanto:
laŭvorte
— word for word
Finnish:
sananmukaisesti
— word for word
Finnish:
sanatarkasti
— word for word
Finnish:
kirjaimellisesti
— word for word
Finnish:
sanasta sanaan
— word for word
French:
texto
— word for word
French:
mot pour mot
— word for word
French:
littéralement
— word for word
French:
mot à mot
— word for word
Georgian:
სიტყვასიტყვით
(siṭq̇vasiṭq̇vit)
— word for word
Georgian:
ზედმიწევნით
(zedmic̣evnit)
— word for word
Georgian:
ზუსტად
(zusṭad)
— word for word
German:
wortgetreu
— word for word
German:
wortwörtlich
— word for word
German:
Wort für Wort
— word for word
Greek:
αυτολεξεί
(aftolexeí)
— word for word
Hebrew:
מילה במילה
(milá bemilá)
— word for word
Hindi:
शब्दश
(śabdaś)
— word for word
Hungarian:
szóról szóra
— word for word
Icelandic:
orðrétt
— word for word
Icelandic:
orð fyrir orð
— word for word
Ido:
vortope
— word for word
Indonesian:
kata demi kata
— word for word
Irish:
focal ar fhocal
— word for word
Italian:
parola per parola
— word for word
Japanese:
一語一語
(ichigoichigo)
— word for word
Japanese:
逐語的に
(chikugoteki ni)
— word for word
Kazakh:
сөзбе-сөз
(sözbe-söz)
— word for word
Korean:
말 그대로의
(mal geudaero-ui)
— word for word
Korean:
글자 그대로의
(geulja geudaero-ui)
— word for word
Kyrgyz:
сөзмө-сөз
(sözmö-söz)
— word for word
Latin:
verbum verbō
— word for word
Latin:
ipsis litteris
— word for word
Macedonian:
дословно
(doslovno)
— word for word
Malayalam:
പദാനുപദം
(padānupadaṁ)
— word for word
Norwegian Bokmål:
ordrett
— word for word
Norwegian Nynorsk:
ordrett
— word for word
Old English:
gewyrdelīce
— word for word
Persian:
کلمهبهکلمه
(kalame-be-kalame)
— word for word
Persian:
عِیناً
('eynan)
— word for word
Polish:
słowo w słowo
— word for word
Polish:
dosłownie
— word for word
Portuguese:
à letra
— word for word
Portuguese:
palavra por palavra
— word for word
Portuguese:
ipsis litteris
— word for word
Portuguese:
verbatim
— word for word
Portuguese:
literalmente
— word for word
Russian:
досло́вно
(doslóvno)
— word for word
Russian:
сло́во в сло́во
(slóvo v slóvo)
— word for word
Russian:
буква́льно
(bukválʹno)
— word for word
Russian:
мол
(mol)
— word for word
Northern Sami:
sánis sátnái
— word for word
Scottish Gaelic:
facal air an fhacal
— word for word
Serbo-Croatian:
doslovce
— word for word
Serbo-Croatian:
doslovno
— word for word
Slovak:
doslovne
— word for word
Slovene:
dobesedno
— word for word
Spanish:
de verbo ad vérbum
— word for word
Spanish:
según y como
— word for word
Spanish:
según y conforme
— word for word
Spanish:
trasuntivamente
— word for word
Spanish:
trasuntadamente
— word for word
Spanish:
transcriptamente
— word for word
Spanish:
transcriptivamente
— word for word
Swedish:
ordagrant
— word for word
Swedish:
ord för ord
— word for word
Swedish:
verbatim
— word for word
Swedish:
ordagrann
— word for word
Tajik:
айнан
(aynan)
— word for word
Tajik:
ҳарф ба ҳарф
(harf ba harf)
— word for word
Tajik:
калима ба калима
(kalima ba kalima)
— word for word
Tatar:
сүзгә-сүз
(süzgä-süz)
— word for word
Turkish:
aynen
— word for word
Turkish:
harfi harfine
— word for word
Turkish:
kelimesi kelimesine
— word for word
Turkish:
motamot
— word for word
Turkish:
tıpa tıp
— word for word
Turkish:
sözü sözüne
— word for word
Ukrainian:
дослі́вно
(doslívno)
— word for word
Ukrainian:
буква́льно
(bukválʹno)
— word for word
Ukrainian:
сло́во в сло́во
(slóvo v slóvo)
— word for word