transcribe

tran·scribe

T0315000 (trăn-skrīb′)tr.v. tran·scribed, tran·scrib·ing, tran·scribes 1. To make a full written or typewritten copy of (dictated material, for example).2. Computers To transfer (information) from one recording and storing system to another.3. Music a. To adapt or arrange (a composition) for a voice or instrument other than the original.b. To translate (a composition) from one notational system to another.c. To reduce (live or recorded music) to notation.4. To record, usually on tape, for broadcast at a later date.5. Linguistics To represent (speech sounds) by phonetic symbols.6. To translate or transliterate.7. Biology To cause (DNA) to undergo transcription.

---

[Latin trānscrībere : trāns-, trans- + scrībere, to write; see skrībh- in Indo-European roots.]

---

tran·scrib′a·ble adj.tran·scrib′er n.

transcribe

(trænˈskraɪb) vb (tr) 1. to write, type, or print out fully from speech, notes, etc2. (Phonetics & Phonology) to make a phonetic transcription of3. to transliterate or translate4. (Broadcasting) to make an electrical recording of (a programme or speech) for a later broadcast5. (Music, other) music to rewrite (a piece of music) for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended; arrange6. (Computer Science) computing a. to transfer (information) from one storage device, such as punched cards, to another, such as magnetic tapeb. to transfer (information) from a computer to an external storage device7. (Biochemistry) (usually passive) biochem to convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, esp messenger RNA. See also genetic code, translate⁶[C16: from Latin transcrībere, from trans- + scrībere to write] tranˈscribable adj tranˈscriber n

tran•scribe

(trænˈskraɪb)

v.t. -scribed, -scrib•ing. 1. to make a written or typed copy of (spoken material). 2. to make an exact copy of (a document, text, etc.). 3. to write out in another language or alphabet; translate or transliterate. 4. to represent (speech sounds) in written phonetic symbols. 5. to make a recording of (a program, announcement, etc.) for broadcasting. 6. to make a musical transcription of. 7. to cause to undergo genetic transcription. [1545–55; < Latin trānscrībere=trāns- trans- + scrībere to write] tran•scrib′er, n.

transcribe

Past participle: transcribed
Gerund: transcribing

Imperative
transcribe
transcribe

Present
I transcribe
you transcribe
he/she/it transcribes
we transcribe
you transcribe
they transcribe

Preterite
I transcribed
you transcribed
he/she/it transcribed
we transcribed
you transcribed
they transcribed

Present Continuous
I am transcribing
you are transcribing
he/she/it is transcribing
we are transcribing
you are transcribing
they are transcribing

Present Perfect
I have transcribed
you have transcribed
he/she/it has transcribed
we have transcribed
you have transcribed
they have transcribed

Past Continuous
I was transcribing
you were transcribing
he/she/it was transcribing
we were transcribing
you were transcribing
they were transcribing

Past Perfect
I had transcribed
you had transcribed
he/she/it had transcribed
we had transcribed
you had transcribed
they had transcribed

Future
I will transcribe
you will transcribe
he/she/it will transcribe
we will transcribe
you will transcribe
they will transcribe

Future Perfect
I will have transcribed
you will have transcribed
he/she/it will have transcribed
we will have transcribed
you will have transcribed
they will have transcribed

Future Continuous
I will be transcribing
you will be transcribing
he/she/it will be transcribing
we will be transcribing
you will be transcribing
they will be transcribing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been transcribing
you have been transcribing
he/she/it has been transcribing
we have been transcribing
you have been transcribing
they have been transcribing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been transcribing
you will have been transcribing
he/she/it will have been transcribing
we will have been transcribing
you will have been transcribing
they will have been transcribing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been transcribing
you had been transcribing
he/she/it had been transcribing
we had been transcribing
you had been transcribing
they had been transcribing

Conditional
I would transcribe
you would transcribe
he/she/it would transcribe
we would transcribe
you would transcribe
they would transcribe

Past Conditional
I would have transcribed
you would have transcribed
he/she/it would have transcribed
we would have transcribed
you would have transcribed
they would have transcribed

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	transcribe - write out from speech, notes, etc.; "Transcribe the oral history of this tribe"set down, write down, get down, put down - put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
	2.	transcribe - rewrite in a different script; "The Sanskrit text had to be transliterated"transliterateLatinise, Latinize, Romanise, Romanize - write in the Latin alphabet; "many shops in Japan now carry neon signs with Romanized names"braille - transcribe in braillerewrite - write differently; alter the writing of; "The student rewrote his thesis"
	3.	transcribe - rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intendedeuphony, music - any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds; "he fell asleep to the music of the wind chimes"adapt, accommodate - make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"
	4.	transcribe - make a phonetic transcription of; "The anthropologist transcribed the sentences of the native informant"rewrite - write differently; alter the writing of; "The student rewrote his thesis"
	5.	transcribe - convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, especially messenger RNAbiochemistry - the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistryconvert - change the nature, purpose, or function of something; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers"

transcribe

verb1. write out, reproduce, take down, copy out, note, transfer, set out, rewrite Every telephone call will be recorded and transcribed.2. translate, interpret, render, transliterate He decided to transcribe the work for piano.

Translations

trascriveretrascrizione