Word Frequency
transcribe (trænˈskraɪb
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Definitions
verb
- to write, type, or print out fully from speech, notes, etc
- to make a phonetic transcription of
- to transliterate or translate
- to make an electrical recording of (a programme or speech) for a later broadcast
- (music) to rewrite (a piece of music) for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended; arrange
- (computing)
- to transfer (information) from one storage device, such as punched cards, to another, such as magnetic tape
- to transfer (information) from a computer to an external storage device
- usually passive (biochemistry) to convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, esp messenger RNA See also genetic code, translate (sense 6)
Derived Forms
tranˈscribable adjectivetranˈscriber noun
Word Origin
C16: from Latin transcrībere, from trans- + scrībere to writeTranslations for 'transcribe'
- British English: transcribe If you transcribe a speech or text, you write or type it out, for example, from notes or from a tape recording. VERBShe is transcribing, from his dictation, the diaries of his father.
- Brazilian Portuguese: transcrever
- Chinese: > 写下根据笔记或磁带录音等> 写寫下
- European Spanish: transcribir
- French: transcrire
- German: transkribieren
- Italian: trascrivere
- Japanese: 書き起こす
- Korean: 필사하다
- Portuguese: transcrever
- Spanish: transcribir
Example Sentences Including 'transcribe'
Cantwell said the PUD could afford to transcribe only a small portion of the tapes and that it cost more than $100,000 to do so.canada.com (2004)
For you see, I have that note before me as I transcribe its contents into my notebook.A Means to Evil
I can still see myself in my bedroom listening to them over and over and trying to transcribe the introduction to My Foolish Heart.Glasgow Herald (2001)
I can transcribe a conversation verbatim, as long as I do it within a few days of it taking place.THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)
Philip Horne has been learned enough, patient enough, to discover, decipher and transcribe them for us in a highly original way.Independent (1999)
She first transcribed using a single stylus, which enabled her to transcribe one braille dot at a time.Courier, Sunday Mail (2005)
Taking advantage of the different time zones, companies in India transcribe all the data and bounce it back to the US.India Today (1997)
When he had finished, he asked Manoury to transcribe it for him in a fair hand, ready for presentation to His Majesty.RALEGH'S LAST JOURNEY: A Tale of Madness, Vanity and Treachery (2003)
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