transcribe
verb
tran·scribe
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transcribed;
transcribing
Definition of transcribe
1a
: to make a written copy of
b
: to make a copy of (dictated or recorded matter) in longhand or on a machine (such as a typewriter)
c
: to paraphrase or summarize in writing
d
: write down, record
2a
: to represent (speech sounds) by means of phonetic symbols
c
: to transfer (data) from one recording form to another
d
: to record (as on magnetic tape) for later broadcast
3
: to make a musical transcription of
4
: to cause (DNA or RNA) to undergo genetic transcription
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Examples of transcribe in a Sentence
He transcribed all of his great-grandfather's letters.
The senator's speech was transcribed.
a Mozart string quartet transcribed for piano
a system that allows linguists to transcribe the sounds of any language
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The request for the closed-door interviews means questions posed by committee members and staffers, and the answers, will be transcribed. — Ana Radelat, courant.com, "Lawmakers say Coast Guard has impeded racism probe at academy," 19 Aug. 2019 Add Facebook to the growing number of tech companies who have been found to be paying contractors to transcribe people’s audio chats. — Robert Hackett, Fortune, "Only One Republican Supported That Divisive Election Security Bill. Here’s Why He Voted in Favor—Cyber Saturday," 17 Aug. 2019 Facebook has paid contractors to transcribe audio clips from users of its Messenger service, raising privacy concerns for a company with a history of privacy lapses. — Rachel Lerman, chicagotribune.com, "Facebook paid contractors to transcribe audio clips from users of its Messenger service," 14 Aug. 2019 According to Facebook, this was done to improve its products, including the artificial intelligence behind how messages are transcribed from users who opted in to transcription on Messenger. — Christopher Brito, CBS News, "Facebook paid contractors to listen to your audio chats on its Messenger app," 14 Aug. 2019 By Nivedita Balu and Sayanti Chakraborty | Reuters Facebook Inc. has been paying outside contractors to transcribe audio clips from users of its services, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. — Reuters, The Mercury News, "Facebook reportedly paid contractors for audio transcription," 13 Aug. 2019 And here's the transcript of his full speech: Here is Tyler's undeniably perfect fantasy suites speech to Hannah, fully transcribed. — Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, "Somehow, 'The Bachelorette' Just Delivered a Master Class in Consent," 16 July 2019 And there's a person in the corner transcribing everything. — John Hammontree | [email protected], al.com, "Roy Wood Jr. on Southern comedy, The Daily Show and growing up in Birmingham," 15 July 2019 Since the palace took a pass on transcribing whatever Wills actually said, there's only way to find out. — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "Prince William's Comment to Princess Charlotte in a Rare Royal Family Video Is Stumping the Internet," 21 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'transcribe.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for transcribe
transcribe
verb
English Language Learners Definition of transcribe
: to make a written copy of (something)
: to write down (something that is spoken)
: to rewrite (a piece of music) so that it can be performed by a different instrument or voice
See the full definition for transcribe in the English Language Learners Dictionary
transcribe
verb
tran·scribe
| \ tran-ˈskrīb
\
\
transcribed;
transcribing
Kids Definition of transcribe
: to make a copy of
transcribe
transitive verb
tran·scribe
| \ tran(t)s-ˈkrīb
\
\
transcribed;
transcribing
Medical Definition of transcribe
: to cause (as DNA) to undergo genetic transcription
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