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/trænˈskraɪb/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo write down spoken words or copy text into another form.
Extra definitions
verbConvert audio into writing.
verbMake a written copy.
verbTo 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.
Sentence Examples
Please transcribe the interview.
The assistant transcribed the recording.
Students transcribe dialogue for practice.
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Word Origin & History
Learned borrowing from Latin trānscrībere (“to write again in another place, transcribe, copy”).
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Please ____ the interview.