"transcribe" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /trænˈskɹaɪb/ Audio: en-us-transcribe.ogg [US] Forms: transcribes [present, singular, third-person], transcribing [participle, present], transcribed [participle, past], transcribed [past]
Rhymes: -aɪb Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin trānscrībere (“to write again in another place, transcribe, copy”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)kreybʰ-}}, {{lbor|en|la|trānscrībō|trānscrībere|t=to write again in another place, transcribe, copy}} Learned borrowing from Latin trānscrībere (“to write again in another place, transcribe, copy”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} transcribe (third-person singular simple present transcribes, present participle transcribing, simple past and past participle transcribed)
  1. 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. Translations (to convert a representation of language into another): транскрыбі́раваць (transkrybíravacʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Belarusian), transcriure (Catalan), transskribi (Esperanto), siirtokirjoittaa (Finnish), transkriboida (Finnish), transcribir (Galician), trascrivere (Italian), tauwhaituhi (Maori), transcrever (Portuguese), транскриби́ровать (transkribírovatʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), transcribir (Spanish), desgrabar [Argentina] (Spanish), транскрибува́ти (transkrybuváty) [imperfective, perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-transcribe-en-verb-wVGIuSwo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 2 9 4 22 32 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 30 2 8 4 35 21 Disambiguation of 'to convert a representation of language into another': 68 1 10 3 7 10
  2. (dictation) To make such a conversion from live or recorded speech to text. Categories (topical): Dictation Translations (dictation: to make such conversion from speech to text): արտագրել (artagrel) (Armenian), transskribere (Danish), transcriberen (Dutch), litteroida (Finnish), kirjoittaa puhtaaksi (Finnish), transkriboida (Finnish), 転写する (tensha-suru) (alt: てんしゃする) (Japanese), transcrever (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-transcribe-en-verb-5b8Kpm5o Disambiguation of 'dictation: to make such conversion from speech to text': 24 49 10 1 6 9
  3. (computing) To transfer data from one recording medium to another. Categories (topical): Computing Translations (computing: to transfer data from one media to another): siirtää (Finnish), transkriboida (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-transcribe-en-verb-5raXiWZE Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'computing: to transfer data from one media to another': 9 7 69 3 8 3
  4. (music) To adapt a composition for a voice or instrument other than the original; to notate live or recorded music. Categories (topical): Music Translations (music: to adapt a composition): sovittaa (Finnish), transcribir (Spanish), transkribera (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-transcribe-en-verb-9EhLgwIY Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'music: to adapt a composition': 9 1 5 62 15 8
  5. (biochemistry) To cause DNA to undergo transcription. Categories (topical): Biochemistry Translations (biology: to cause to undergo transcription): transkriboida (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-transcribe-en-verb-QXODaBw~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 2 9 4 22 32 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 30 2 8 4 35 21 Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'biology: to cause to undergo transcription': 3 0 1 2 90 3
  6. (linguistics) To represent speech by phonetic symbols. Categories (topical): Linguistics Translations (linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols): տառադարձել (taṙadarjel) (Armenian), 音譯 (Chinese Mandarin), 音译 (yīnyì) (Chinese Mandarin), tarkekirjoittaa (Finnish), transcrire (French), transkribieren (German), לתעתק (leta'aték) (Hebrew), 転写する (tensha suru) (alt: てんしゃする) (Japanese), przepisywać (Polish), transkrybować (Polish), transcrever (Portuguese), transcrie (Romanian), транскриби́ровать (transkribírovatʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), transcribir (Spanish), transkribera (Swedish), ถอดเทป (Thai), คัด (kát) (Thai), ทับศัพท์ (táp-sàp) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-transcribe-en-verb-33iRJKok Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 2 9 4 22 32 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 30 2 8 4 35 21 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols': 14 1 2 2 10 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: transcriber Related terms: scribe, transcribble, transcription, translate, transliterate

Inflected forms

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          "lang": "Finnish",
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          "sense": "dictation: to make such conversion from speech to text",
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        "(computing) To transfer data from one recording medium to another."
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        "(music) To adapt a composition for a voice or instrument other than the original; to notate live or recorded music."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
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          "_dis1": "9 1 5 62 15 8",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "music: to adapt a composition",
          "word": "sovittaa"
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "music: to adapt a composition",
          "word": "transcribir"
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "music: to adapt a composition",
          "word": "transkribera"
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          "name": "Biochemistry",
          "orig": "en:Biochemistry",
          "parents": [
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            "Chemistry",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
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        "To cause DNA to undergo transcription."
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(biochemistry) To cause DNA to undergo transcription."
      ],
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        "biochemistry",
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        "physical-sciences"
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        "(linguistics) To represent speech by phonetic symbols."
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          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "taṙadarjel",
          "sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
          "word": "տառադարձել"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
          "word": "音譯"
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        {
          "_dis1": "14 1 2 2 10 70",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yīnyì",
          "sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
          "word": "tarkekirjoittaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 1 2 2 10 70",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
          "word": "transcrire"
        },
        {
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
          "word": "transkribieren"
        },
        {
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "leta'aték",
          "sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
          "word": "לתעתק"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 1 2 2 10 70",
          "alt": "てんしゃする",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "tensha suru",
          "sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
          "word": "転写する"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 1 2 2 10 70",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
          "word": "przepisywać"
        },
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          "lang": "Polish",
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          "word": "transkrybować"
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          "sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
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          "sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
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          "_dis1": "14 1 2 2 10 70",
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          "sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
          "word": "ถอดเทป"
        },
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          "_dis1": "14 1 2 2 10 70",
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          "roman": "kát",
          "sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
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    "English lemmas",
    "English terms borrowed from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)kreybʰ-",
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        "(dictation) To make such a conversion from live or recorded speech to text."
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        "(computing) To transfer data from one recording medium to another."
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        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
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        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences"
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        "To adapt a composition for a voice or instrument other than the original; to notate live or recorded music."
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          "music"
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          "composition"
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          "voice"
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          "instrument",
          "instrument"
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          "original"
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          "notate"
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          "recorded"
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        "(music) To adapt a composition for a voice or instrument other than the original; to notate live or recorded music."
      ],
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        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "en:Biochemistry"
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      "glosses": [
        "To cause DNA to undergo transcription."
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          "biochemistry",
          "biochemistry"
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        [
          "DNA",
          "DNA"
        ],
        [
          "transcription",
          "transcription"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(biochemistry) To cause DNA to undergo transcription."
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      "topics": [
        "biochemistry",
        "biology",
        "chemistry",
        "microbiology",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "To represent speech by phonetic symbols."
      ],
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          "linguistics",
          "linguistics"
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        "(linguistics) To represent speech by phonetic symbols."
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        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
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      "ipa": "/trænˈskɹaɪb/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪb"
    },
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      "audio": "en-us-transcribe.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/39/En-us-transcribe.ogg/En-us-transcribe.ogg.mp3",
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    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "transkrybíravacʹ",
      "sense": "to convert a representation of language into another",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "транскрыбі́раваць"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to convert a representation of language into another",
      "word": "transcriure"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to convert a representation of language into another",
      "word": "transskribi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to convert a representation of language into another",
      "word": "siirtokirjoittaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to convert a representation of language into another",
      "word": "transkriboida"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to convert a representation of language into another",
      "word": "transcribir"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to convert a representation of language into another",
      "word": "trascrivere"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to convert a representation of language into another",
      "word": "tauwhaituhi"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to convert a representation of language into another",
      "word": "transcrever"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "transkribírovatʹ",
      "sense": "to convert a representation of language into another",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "транскриби́ровать"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to convert a representation of language into another",
      "word": "transcribir"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to convert a representation of language into another",
      "tags": [
        "Argentina"
      ],
      "word": "desgrabar"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "transkrybuváty",
      "sense": "to convert a representation of language into another",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "транскрибува́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "artagrel",
      "sense": "dictation: to make such conversion from speech to text",
      "word": "արտագրել"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "dictation: to make such conversion from speech to text",
      "word": "transskribere"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "dictation: to make such conversion from speech to text",
      "word": "transcriberen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "dictation: to make such conversion from speech to text",
      "word": "litteroida"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "dictation: to make such conversion from speech to text",
      "word": "kirjoittaa puhtaaksi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "dictation: to make such conversion from speech to text",
      "word": "transkriboida"
    },
    {
      "alt": "てんしゃする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tensha-suru",
      "sense": "dictation: to make such conversion from speech to text",
      "word": "転写する"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "dictation: to make such conversion from speech to text",
      "word": "transcrever"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "computing: to transfer data from one media to another",
      "word": "siirtää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "computing: to transfer data from one media to another",
      "word": "transkriboida"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "music: to adapt a composition",
      "word": "sovittaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "music: to adapt a composition",
      "word": "transcribir"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "music: to adapt a composition",
      "word": "transkribera"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "biology: to cause to undergo transcription",
      "word": "transkriboida"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "taṙadarjel",
      "sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
      "word": "տառադարձել"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
      "word": "音譯"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yīnyì",
      "sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
      "word": "音译"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
      "word": "tarkekirjoittaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
      "word": "transcrire"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
      "word": "transkribieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "leta'aték",
      "sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
      "word": "לתעתק"
    },
    {
      "alt": "てんしゃする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tensha suru",
      "sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
      "word": "転写する"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
      "word": "przepisywać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
      "word": "transkrybować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
      "word": "transcrever"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
      "word": "transcrie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "transkribírovatʹ",
      "sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "транскриби́ровать"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
      "word": "transcribir"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
      "word": "transkribera"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
      "word": "ถอดเทป"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "kát",
      "sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
      "word": "คัด"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "táp-sàp",
      "sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
      "word": "ทับศัพท์"
    }
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    "Transcription"
  ],
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}
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  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: dictation",
  "path": [
    "transcribe"
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  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "transcribe",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: dictation",
  "path": [
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