verbatim
adverb
ver·ba·tim
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Definition of verbatim
(Entry 1 of 2)
: in the exact words : word for word
quoted the speech verbatim
verbatim
adjective
ver·ba·tim
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Definition of verbatim (Entry 2 of 2)
: being in or following the exact words : word-for-word
a verbatim report of the meeting
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Synonyms & Antonyms for verbatim
Synonyms: Adverb
ad verbum, directly, exactly, word for word
Antonyms: Adverb
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Examples of verbatim in a Sentence
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The New York Times reported that recent posts lambasting legislation against Wal-Mart came verbatim from the retailer's p.r. firm. — Sally B. Donnelly et al., Time, 20 Mar. 2006 Some passages in the book are taken verbatim from the blog … — Publishers Weekly, 13 June 2005 Around his eleventh year he compiled a sort of commonplace book in which he transcribed passages from his reading. … But these entries aren't rendered verbatim: [Arthur] Rimbaud expands and contracts his sources, plays with lines, exhibiting a very early, very organic sort of literary criticism. — Wyatt Mason, Harper's, October 2002 "My own anxieties about mortality are tempered just slightly," says [Ken] Burns (quoting, almost verbatim, his introduction to "Jazz's" companion coffee-table book), "by the notion that if we continue to try hard, we'll have a chance to hear Louis blow Gabriel out of the clouds." — David Gates, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2001 you can't just copy the encyclopedia article verbatim for your report—that's plagiarismAdjective
Was Coleridge's "Table Talk," as recorded by his circle, his words or theirs—or a conflation of both? And what about Boswell, the most celebrated auditor of them all, who composed a masterpiece of English literature out of the supposedly verbatim speech of Samuel Johnson? Did Johnson begin his every declaration with an orotund "Sir?" — James Atlas, New York Times Magazine, 23 June 1991 Some readers may unfortunately be made mistrustful of the authors' findings by their attempts to enliven the book with unverifiable—if inconsequential—details about the settings of events and by occasionally presenting unrecorded conversations of four decades ago in the form of verbatim quotations. — Henry Ashby Turner, New York Times Book Review, 22 June 1986Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb
In one instance, the agency included language in a policy memo that was copied verbatim from a document Hunton submitted to EPA on behalf of the Air Permitting Forum. — Author: Juliet Eilperin, Anchorage Daily News, "EPA’s watchdog is scrutinizing ethics practices of agency’s former air policy chief," 22 July 2019 The girls were accustomed to copying lessons verbatim from the blackboard. — Drew Hinshaw, WSJ, "Freedom for the World’s Most Famous Hostages Came at a Heavy Price," 24 Dec. 2017 Mr. Trump announced Mr. Spicer’s departure and Mr. Scaramucci’s arrival in statements that Ms. Sanders read verbatim from the podium. — Julie Hirschfeld Davis And Michael D. Shear, New York Times, "The Latest Voice at the Lectern: An Effusive New Yorker," 21 July 2017Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
At Monday night’s meeting, three of the residents read their letters verbatim, while the fourth summed up his thoughts. — Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, "Inver Grove Heights city administrator takes heat from residents following suspension," 27 Aug. 2019 Frye, who wrote a series of articles on the crime that appeared in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, accused Flowers of quoting almost verbatim a portion of her work. — SFChronicle.com, "YouTube disables China channels; Overstock CEO out; ‘Crime Junkie’ woes," 23 Aug. 2019 Jason McCourty said the same thing almost verbatim. — Nora Princiotti, BostonGlobe.com, "Five things to watch for in the Patriots’ first exhibition game," 7 Aug. 2019 Much of the document’s language was taken verbatim from the governor’s aborted request. — Ken Ward Jr., ProPublica, "Welcome to the Greenbrier, the Governor-Owned Luxury Resort Filled With Conflicts of Interest," 15 Aug. 2019 Local groups such as Cara Mia Theatre Co. also have created devised or verbatim pieces. — Manuel Mendoza, Dallas News, "What's happening to children detained at the border? Teen actors reveal what they found," 22 July 2019 One of the most poignant moments in I Love You, Now Die comes when Carr reveals that Carter sent text messages to Roy that were taken, verbatim, from characters on the high-school drama Glee. — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, "The Cultural Fault Lines of I Love You, Now Die," 10 July 2019 Court documents outlined instances of entire blocks of text from the William Hill guide appearing verbatim in the FanDuel version, although in a different typeface. — Washington Post, "Bookmaker gives $50K from copyright suit to writing class," 24 June 2019 Amash used that line verbatim to reply to Trump's threat. — Nicholas Wu, USA TODAY, "Donald Trump Jr. threatens to help challenge against Rep., Justin Amash, who supports impeachment," 13 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'verbatim.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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verbatim
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of verbatim
: in exactly the same words
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