verbatim

[ ver-bey-tim ]

adverb

1. in exactly the same words; word for word:

   to repeat something verbatim.

adjective

1. corresponding word for word to the original source or text:

   a verbatim record of the proceedings.

2. skilled at recording or noting down speeches, proceedings, etc., with word-for-word accuracy:

   a verbatim stenographer.

verbatim

/ vɜːˈbeɪtɪm /

adverb

1. using exactly the same words; word for word

Word History and Origins

Origin of verbatim¹

First recorded in 1475–85; from Medieval Latin verbātim, from verb(um) “word” + -ātim, adverb suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of verbatim¹

C15: from Medieval Latin: word by word, from Latin verbum word

Example Sentences

In its lawsuit, the New York Times cites text output by OpenAI’s ChatGPT-4 that reproduces portions of its articles verbatim, without credit or permission.

From Los Angeles Times

They had repeated back to me almost verbatim lines from the ads.

From Slate

Certain details were printed verbatim from the transcripts of recordings Mackris had made that became public via the lawsuits.

From Slate

“October 7” is in the tradition of the “verbatim play,” a form of documentary theater that uses interviews, court testimony and public remarks to dramatize real events.

From Los Angeles Times

McAleer previously created the controversial verbatim play “Ferguson,” about the 2014 shooting of Michael Brown by a Missouri police officer, which drew criticism from some who accused McAleer of inflaming tensions rather than providing a nuanced view of the events.

From Los Angeles Times