transcribe

verb
UK: /trænˈskraɪb/
US: /trænˈskraɪb/

  1. To write something down, or copy it from one medium to another.

    1. Please transcribe this document for me quickly now.
    2. The clerk had to transcribe all the information from paper into the system.

  2. To represent speech or music in written form.

    1. Can you transcribe our conversation for better analysis?
    2. The ethnomusicologist had the difficult task to transcribe folk songs that were never written.

Synonyms

record copy write out transfer rewrite reproduce
transcribe transitive-verb

  1. To arrange a piece of music for a different instrument or voice.

    1. He will transcribe the song for the piano performance.
    2. She transcribe her songs to different instuments so the beauty of her music would be heard.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "transcribe" in English means: To write something down, or copy it from one medium to another., To represent speech or music in written form..

The phonetic transcription of "transcribe" is /trænˈskraɪb/ in British English and /trænˈskraɪb/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "transcribe": record, copy, write out, transfer, rewrite, reproduce.

Example usage of "transcribe": "Please transcribe this document for me quickly now.". More examples on the page.