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transcribe
- /trænˈskɹaɪb/
Rhymes with -aɪb
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin trānscrībere (“to write again in another place, transcribe, copy”).
verb transcribes · transcribing · transcribed
- To convert a representation of language, typically speech but also sign language, etc., to a written representation of it. The term now usually implies the conversion of speech to text by a human transcriptionist with the assistance of a computer for word processing and sometimes also for speech recognition, the process of a computer interpreting speech and converting it to text. And that's how I ended up on the side of the road, […] scribbling in a tiny red notebook as I tried to transcribe the words coming through my phone's speakers: “black shirts and brown shirts,” “Fauci demonic, ”petrifying,” “your body belongs to the state,” “like China's one-child policy and forced s
- To make such a conversion from live or recorded speech to text. The doctor made several recordings today which she will transcribe into medical reports tomorrow.
- To transfer data from one recording medium to another.
- To adapt a composition for a voice or instrument other than the original; to notate live or recorded music.
- To cause DNA to undergo transcription.
- To represent speech by phonetic symbols.
Translations
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verb to convert a representation of language into another
| Español | transcribir, desgrabar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 轉寫 /转写 zhuǎnxiě |
| Português | transcrever |
| Italiano | trascrivere |
| Русский | транскриби́ровать transkribírovatʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | chép lại |
verb dictation: to make such conversion from speech to text
| Español | transcribir |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 転写する tensha-suru |
| 中文 | 速錄 /速录 sùlù, 聽記 /听记 tīngjì, 聽寫 /听写 tīngxiě, 謄寫 /誊写 téngxiě |
| Português | transcrever, degravar, desgravar |
verb music: to adapt a composition
| Español | transcribir |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 扒譜 /扒谱 pápǔ |
| Tiếng Việt | chuyển biên |
verb linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols
| Español | transcribir |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 転写する tensha suru |
| 中文 | 音譯 /音译 yīnyì |
| Português | transcrever |
| Français | transcrire |
| Deutsch | transkribieren |
| Română | transcrie |
| Русский | транскриби́ровать transkribírovatʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | phiên âm |
| עברית | תִּעֲתֵק ti'aték |
Talk about this word "transcribe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/transcribe. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. transcribe. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/transcribe "transcribe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/transcribe.Cite this
@misc{transcribe_2026,
title = {transcribe},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/transcribe},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
