verbatim

«verbatim» in Mova's school dictionary: in exactly the same words as were used originally, word… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb (verbatim); adjective (verbatim) — formal

meaning for a pupil

Verbatim means in exactly the same words as were used originally, word for word. tree →

sense in the lessons

In school it appears with copying and quoting: copying a website verbatim into your project without saying where it came from is plagiarism; if you quote verbatim, use quotation marks and name the source. In law and news, a verbatim record is an exact copy of what was said. Phrases: «quote verbatim», «a verbatim copy», «repeat verbatim».

examples

• She repeated the instructions verbatim. tree →
• Don't copy the website verbatim; use your own words. tree →
• If you quote verbatim, put the words in quotation marks. tree →
• The court keeps a verbatim record of what was said. tree →
• He learned the poem verbatim. tree →
• The newspaper printed the speech verbatim. tree →

note

Formal, from Latin «verbum» (word). Adverb and adjective; no plural. Similar: word for word, exactly. Not to be confused with «verbal».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «verbatim» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.