Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense transcribes, present participle transcribing, past tense, past participle transcribed
1. verb
If you transcribe a speech or text, you write it out in a different form from the one in which it exists, for example by writing it out in full from notes or from a tape recording.
She is transcribing, from his dictation, the diaries of Simon Forman. [VERB noun]
Every telephone conversation will be recorded and transcribed. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: write out, reproduce, take down, copy out More Synonyms of transcribe
2. verb
If you transcribe a piece of music for an instrument which is not the one for which it was originallywritten, you rewrite it so that it can be played on that instrument.
He gave up trying to write for the guitar and decided to transcribe the work forpiano. [VERB noun + for]
[Also VERB noun]
Synonyms: translate, interpret, render, transliterate More Synonyms of transcribe
More Synonyms of transcribe
transcribe in British English
(trænˈskraɪb)
verb(transitive)
1.
to write, type, or print out fully from speech, notes, etc
2.
to make a phonetic transcription of
3.
to transliterate or translate
4.
to make an electrical recording of (a programme or speech) for a later broadcast
5. music
to rewrite (a piece of music) for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended; arrange
6. computing
a.
to transfer (information) from one storage device, such as punched cards, to another, such as magnetic tape
b.
to transfer (information) from a computer to an external storage device
7. (usually passive) biochemistry
to convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, esp messenger RNA
See also genetic code, translate (sense 6)
Derived forms
transcribable (tranˈscribable)
adjective
transcriber (tranˈscriber)
noun
Word origin
C16: from Latin transcrībere, from trans- + scrībere to write
transcribe in American English
(trænˈskraɪb)
verb transitiveWord forms: tranˈscribed or tranˈscribing
1.
to write out or type out in full (shorthand notes, a speech, etc.)
2.
to represent (speech sounds) in phonetic or phonemic symbols
3.
to translate or transliterate
4.
to arrange or adapt (a piece of music) for an instrument, voice, or ensemble other than that for which it was originally written
5.
to make a recording of (a radio or TV program, commercial, etc.) for broadcast at a later time
6. Cytology
to convert (DNA, genes, etc.) into RNA, esp. messenger RNA
Derived forms
transcriber (tranˈscriber)
noun
Word origin
L transcribere: see trans- & scribe
Examples of 'transcribe' in a sentence
transcribe
For you see, I have that note before me as I transcribe its contents into my notebook.
Trenhalle, John A MEANS TO EVIL (2002)
I can transcribe a conversation verbatim, as long as I do it within a few days of it taking place.
Val McDermid THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)
The place where the secretary was supposed to transcribe the complaint as the patient gave it.
Dreyer, Eileen BAD MEDICINE (2002)
In other languages
transcribe
British English: transcribe VERB
If you transcribe a speech or text, you write or type it out, for example, from notes or from a tape recording.
She is transcribing, from his dictation, the diaries of his father.
American English: transcribe
Brazilian Portuguese: transcrever
Chinese: > 写下根据笔记或磁带录音等
European Spanish: transcribir
French: transcrire
German: transkribieren
Italian: trascrivere
Japanese: 書き起こす
Korean: 필사하다
European Portuguese: transcrever
Latin American Spanish: transcribir
1 (verb)
Definition
to write, type, or print out (a text) fully from a speech or notes
Every telephone call will be recorded and transcribed.
Synonyms
write out
reproduce
permission to reproduce this article
take down
copy out
note
A police officer was noting the number plates of passing cars.
transfer
set out
rewrite
2 (verb)
Definition
to rewrite (a piece of music) for an instrument other than that originally intended
He decided to transcribe the work for piano.
Synonyms
translate
Only a small number of his books have been translated into English.
interpret
She spoke little English, so I interpreted for her.
render
150 Psalms rendered into English
transliterate
3 (verb)
Definition
to make an electrical recording of (a programme or speech) for a later broadcast
Synonyms
record
She recorded a new album in Nashville.
tape
She has just taped an interview.
tape-record
Additional synonyms
in the sense of interpret
Definition
to act as an interpreter
She spoke little English, so I interpreted for her.
Synonyms
translate,
convert,
paraphrase,
adapt,
transliterate
in the sense of note
Definition
to make a written note of
A police officer was noting the number plates of passing cars.