verbatim

[ver-bey-tim]

adverb

1. in exactly the same words; word for word.

   to repeat something verbatim.

adjective

1. corresponding word for word to the original source or text.

   a verbatim record of the proceedings.

2. skilled at recording or noting down speeches, proceedings, etc., with word-for-word accuracy.

   a verbatim stenographer.

verbatim

/ vɜːˈbeɪtɪm /

adverb

1. using exactly the same words; word for word

Word History and Origins

Origin of verbatim¹

First recorded in 1475–85; from Medieval Latin verbātim, from verb(um) “word” + -ātim, adverb suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of verbatim¹

C15: from Medieval Latin: word by word, from Latin verbum word

Example Sentences

I tried to verbatim name all 12 songs on the album, and I was off by like four.

From Los Angeles Times

The poster’s copy, “Natasha Lyonne is Mama Poot,” is such a silly, objectively hilarious line of text that it’s already racking up swaths of likes just by people repeating it verbatim online.

From Salon

It is a verbatim echo of a claim Kennedy has made repeatedly, however, mostly as a plank in his anti-vaccination platform.

From Los Angeles Times

In some of the startup’s viral videos on social media, people are reading AI-generated answers verbatim displayed on a screen during remote mock job interviews.

From Los Angeles Times

Perhaps Trump wasn’t all that proud of the clash with Zelensky, despite the over-the-top praise from sycophantic Cabinet members, near verbatim, that he’d stood up for America.

From Los Angeles Times