"transcribe" meaning in English

See transcribe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /trænˈskraɪb/ Audio: en-us-transcribe.ogg [US] Forms: transcribe [canonical], transcribes [third-person, singular], transcribed [past], transcribed [past, participle], transcribing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|transcrib|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To change a use of language (usually a speech, but it can also mean sign language or others), to another use. Today, it usually means to change a speech to written words by a human with the help of a computer.
    Sense id: simple-transcribe-en-verb-t0MWjsTm
  2. To make a change, usually from a doctor's speech to a computer file for printing.
    Sense id: simple-transcribe-en-verb-fgWVLsiC
  3. To make such a change, usually directly from live speech to a computer file. It is usually done in a courtroom by a court reporter.
    Sense id: simple-transcribe-en-verb-NDNCUOXo
  4. To move information from one recording media to another.
    Sense id: simple-transcribe-en-verb-WanJGEj2
  5. To note down live or recorded music.
    Sense id: simple-transcribe-en-verb-dJcRNoSI Categories (other): Music
  6. To make DNA change.
    Sense id: simple-transcribe-en-verb-2r81dfzk
  7. To show speech by sound symbols.
    Sense id: simple-transcribe-en-verb-sQCZLMjW
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        "To make DNA change."
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        "To show speech by sound symbols."
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To make a change, usually from a doctor's speech to a computer file for printing."
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "To make such a change, usually directly from live speech to a computer file. It is usually done in a courtroom by a court reporter."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To move information from one recording media to another."
      ]
    },
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        "To note down live or recorded music."
      ],
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      "glosses": [
        "To make DNA change."
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      ]
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