transcribe
verb (used with object)
to make a written copy, especially a typewritten copy, of (dictated material, notes taken during a lecture, or other spoken material).
transcribed
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past participleof transcribe.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof transcribe.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
transcribeverb (used with object)to make a written copy, especially a typewritten copy, of (dictated material, notes taken during a lecture, or other spoken material).
Example Sentences
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Now it has become a museum called Trent Park House of Secrets, which highlights the role of the team of German speakers, most of them Jewish refugees, who transcribed titbits from the prisoners' bugged conversations.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
The full transcript of the judge's sentencing remarks were made publicly available after the BBC requested they be transcribed.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
“The Lost Book of Elizabeth Barton” is a vivid and erudite reimagining of Barton’s life encased within a present-day murder mystery that revolves around the discovery of a transcribed account of Barton’s visions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
But the first time I transcribed an interview I’d conducted with my breathy, inconsistent voice, I felt like one giant cringe.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2026
I sat in on Dr. Bright's service and heard the very sermon I had transcribed at Dewsbury a fortnight before.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
