word for word word for word
1 C2 using exactly the same words: » She listened to everything I said and repeated it word for word to her mum.→ SEE ALSO WORD-FOR-WORD(Cf. ↑word-for-word)Thesaurus+: ↑Accurate and exact2 F0 If you translate speech or writing word for word, you change one word at a time in the same order rather than in phrases or other larger units of meaning. Thesaurus+: ↑Using other languages |