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to transcribe

to transcribe

27 4.2
To write down spoken words or notes in full
  • verb
  • /trænˈskraɪb/
translation icon : transcribir
  • I'm just going to record and transcribe this call.
  • transcribe verbatim
  • transcribe interviews
  • transcribe audio

And So what I've done is a friend of mine actually took the time to transcribe the entire series.

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Examples

  • We're transcribing and recording.

    Mile 22 (2018)

  • The PI and an independent consultant analyzed the field notes and transcribed audio recordings.

    Academic text (2015)

  • I only had to transcribe our conversation.

    Mr. Nobody (2009)

  • Get over there on line 4 and transcribe this, will you?

    All the President's Men (1976)

  • Can you transcribe this for me, please?

    The Fourth Kind (2009)

  • I'll transcribe these while you talk.

    Fiend Without a Face (1958)

  • The interviews were tape recorded and transcribed to ensure accurate data collection.

    Academic text (2015)

  • I was transcribing tape recordings of therapy sessions, when they came.

    The Anderson Tapes (1971)

  • After the completion of each interview, digital voice recordings were transcribed verbatim by the lead researcher.

    Academic text (2008)

  • I need to transcribe the notes from the lecture before tomorrow.

Synonyms

to write out
vsto transcribe
25 2.4

Put all the details on a form or paper

focuses on converting spoken words into full written form rather than general filling
to textualize
vsto transcribe
7.9

To change speech, images, or ideas into written text

focuses on writing spoken material out in full form rather than images or ideas

How Complete

to copy
328 1.0
to transcribe
27 4.2
to note
158 1.3
to jot
8 3.9

Surface Forms

transcribe infinitive
transcribed past
transcribed past participle
transcribing present participle
transcribes third person singular

Morphology

transcribe = scribe (transparent) = trans + scribe

Formed by productive prefix 'trans-' (across) + 'scribe' (write); the meaning 'write across/convert speech to writing' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Transcribe comes from the Latin parts trans- 'across' and scribere 'to write', so it literally means 'write across'. That helps you remember the everyday meaning: to write or type out spoken words, as when you turn a lecture or interview into a full text.