verbatim

American  

[ver-bey-tim] / vərˈbeɪ tɪm /

adverb

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

   to repeat something verbatim.

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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 British  

/ vɜːˈbeɪtɪm /

adverb

1. using exactly the same words; word for word

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Etymology

Origin of verbatim

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

Example Sentences

The play, which includes verbatim quotes from Dahl’s writing and interviews, takes place in 1983, as Dahl prepares his latest book for publication.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

When it comes to public figures, there are clearly good reasons to stick pretty close to a verbatim transcript of what they really said.

From Salon • Feb. 22, 2026

Alongside each photograph she includes verbatim excerpts of hourslong interviews that, she writes, “gave voice to one of the many stories I heard.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

But they show an agency often slow to respond and frequently copying water company updates into EA documents verbatim before downgrading incidents.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2025

Boy21 was quoting verbatim whoever was announcing the launch on the YouTube clip—all the talk about harmony for the heavens and gateways.

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick