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

“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

In fact, she wrote, “the Court seriously doubts that there is any valid justification for depriving litigants of a verbatim transcript when a ready technological means for providing one is available.”

From Los Angeles Times

Finally, recipes themselves typically aren’t protected by copyright, but their expression in written form can be, meaning that if a recipe is copied verbatim, or nearly so, it may constitute copyright infringement.

From Salon

While Al Jazeera’s English operation often resembles the programming found on other major broadcast networks, its Arabic arm often publishes verbatim video statements from Hamas and other militant groups in the region.

From Seattle Times

To this day, I can remember certain passages verbatim.

From Los Angeles Times