transcribe
verb
tran·scribe
tran(t)-ˈskrīb 
transcribed; transcribing
1
a
: to make a written copy of
b
: to make a copy of (dictated or recorded matter) in longhand or on a machine (such as a typewriter)
c
: to paraphrase or summarize in writing
d
: write down, record
2
a
: to represent (speech sounds) by means of phonetic symbols
c
: to transfer (data) from one recording form to another
d
: to record (as on magnetic tape) for later broadcast
3
: to make a musical transcription of
4
: to cause (DNA or RNA) to undergo genetic transcription
transcriber
noun
Examples of transcribe in a Sentence
He transcribed all of his great-grandfather's letters.
The senator's speech was transcribed.
a Mozart string quartet transcribed for piano
a system that allows linguists to transcribe the sounds of any language
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Some capabilities, like automatically transcribing voice notes and recordings, creating custom emojis, and proofreading, are handy.
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Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 27 Jan. 2025
Answers are transcribed almost exactly as they were written:
Dog park!
—Elliott Wenzler, The Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2025
Your connected phone does the heavy lifting to transcribe the text, but the glasses have a tiny projector that displays the text in green text in front of your eye.
—Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 10 Jan. 2025
Some journalists basically transcribed this without questioning the obvious discrepancy between her statement and the CDC website, which said vaccines merely reduce the risk of transmission.
—Cory Franklin, Twin Cities, 2 Jan. 2025
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Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 27 Jan. 2025
Answers are transcribed almost exactly as they were written:
Dog park!
—Elliott Wenzler, The Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2025
Your connected phone does the heavy lifting to transcribe the text, but the glasses have a tiny projector that displays the text in green text in front of your eye.
—Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 10 Jan. 2025
Some journalists basically transcribed this without questioning the obvious discrepancy between her statement and the CDC website, which said vaccines merely reduce the risk of transmission.
—Cory Franklin, Twin Cities, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Transcribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transcribe. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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transcribe
verb
tran·scribe
tran(t)s-ˈkrīb
transcribed; transcribing
1
a
: to make a written copy of
b
: to make a copy of (dictated or recorded matter) by hand or on a machine (as a typewriter)
2
: to represent speech sounds with phonetic symbols
transcriber
noun
Medical Definition
transcribe
transitive verb
tran·scribe
tran(t)s-ˈkrīb
transcribed; transcribing
: to cause (as DNA) to undergo genetic transcription
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