verbatim
Corresponding with the original word for wordCorresponding with the original word for word.
» For accurate study results questions must be asked verbatim.
Meaning
2 sensesCorresponding 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:
досло́вныйdoslóvnyj
Able to take down a speech word for word, especially in shorthand.
- in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
Examples
4 sentencesFor accurate study results questions must be asked verbatim.
Sami doesn't remember verbatim what he said to Layla.
Sami doesn't remember verbatim what Layla wrote in the text message.
Sami can't remember verbatim what he said to Layla but it was around these lines: "You're such a manipulative bitch."
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Attested in English since 1481 (therefore considered a Middle English derivation by some):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).
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Forms
more verbatim, most verbatim| Comparative | more verbatim Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most verbatim Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker:direct
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form