transcribed
part of speech
verb, past tense and past participle of «transcribe» (transcribe, transcribes, transcribed, transcribing)
meaning for a pupil
1) Wrote down exactly what someone said, or what was recorded. tree →
2) Copied writing from one form to another, such as from handwriting into typing. tree →
3) Changed music so it can be played on a different instrument. tree →
4) Wrote words using special symbols that show sounds (phonetic writing). tree →
sense in the lessons
In school, interviews are transcribed for projects; old letters may be transcribed so they are easy to read. In music, a song is transcribed for piano. In science, DNA is «transcribed» in cells (making a copy). Phrases: «transcribed the interview», «transcribed from», «transcribed into».
examples
- She transcribed the interview with her grandmother for her history project. tree →
- The speech was transcribed word for word. tree →
- The old diary was transcribed into typed pages. tree →
- He transcribed the guitar song for the piano. tree →
- Our talk was recorded and transcribed. tree →
- The words were transcribed using sound symbols. tree →
- I have transcribed them literally, and I regard them as in the highest degree characteristic. tree →
note
Regular verb: transcribed. Noun: «transcription» or «transcript» (the written copy). «Transcribe» is to copy into writing; «translate» is to change into another language — do not confuse them.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «transcribed» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.