TRANSCRIBE


Meaning of TRANSCRIBE in English

v.

Pronunciation: tran(t)- ' skr ī b

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form: tran · scribed ; tran · scrib · ing

Etymology: Latin transcribere, from trans- + scribere to write ― more at SCRIBE

Date: 1552

1 a : to make a written copy of b : to make a copy of (dictated or recorded matter) in longhand or on a machine (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 b : TRANSLATE 2A 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 (as DNA) to undergo genetic transcription

– tran · scrib · er noun

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.