Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   transcribe

   /trɑːnˈskrʌɪb/

   verb

   • 1. put (thoughts, speech, or data) into written or printed form: "each interview was taped and transcribed"
   • ▪ transliterate (foreign characters) or write or type out (shorthand, notes, or other abbreviated forms) into ordinary characters or full sentences: "the court was adjourned so that they could transcribe their notes" Similar write outcopy outwrite/copy in fullput in writingset downtake downtype outprint output on papercommit to paperreproducetransliterateinterprettranslaterenderconvertwrite uprewriteengross
   • 2. arrange (a piece of music) for a different instrument, voice, or group of these: "his largest early work was transcribed for organ"
   • 3. synthesize (RNA) using a template of existing DNA (or vice versa), so that the genetic information is copied: "polymerases transcribe it into a long RNA molecule"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘make a copy in writing’): from Latin transcribere, from trans- ‘across’ + scribere ‘write’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. transcriber noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • T

     1

   • R

     1

   • A

     1

   • N

     1

   • S

     1

   • C

     3

   • R

     1

   • I

     1

   • B

     3

   • E

     1

   Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

   More definitions, origin and scrabble points

2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTRANSCRIBE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   TRANSCRIBE definition: 1. to record something written, spoken, or played by writing it down: 2. to change a piece of…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › transcribeTranscribe Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

   www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › transcribe

   • Cached

   The meaning of TRANSCRIBE is to make a written copy of. How to use transcribe in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTRANSCRIBE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionary

   • Cached

   TRANSCRIBE meaning: 1. to record something written, spoken, or played by writing it down: 2. to change a piece of…. Learn more.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › transcribeTRANSCRIBE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

   www.dictionary.com › browse › transcribe

   • Cached

   Transcribe definition: to make a written copy, especially a typewritten copy, of (dictated material, notes taken during a lecture, or other spoken material).. See examples of TRANSCRIBE used in a sentence.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › transcribeTranscribe - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

   www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › transcribe

   From the Latin transcribere, which means “to copy, write over, or transfer,” the verb transcribe means just that: to write out a copy. You might want to transcribe a recording of an interview onto paper, or maybe you need to transcribe all the notes you collected from an important meeting.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTRANSCRIBE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

   www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   If you transcribe a speech or text, you write or type it out, for example, from notes or from a tape recording.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishTRANSCRIBE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-english

   • Cached

   TRANSCRIBE definition: 1. to make a written record of something you hear, such as speech or music: 2. a written record of…. Learn more.