transcribe
verb
tran·scribe
tran(t)-ˈskrīb 
transcribed; transcribing
1
a
: to make a written copy of
b
: to make a copy of (dictated or recorded matter) in longhand or on a machine (such as a typewriter)
c
: to paraphrase or summarize in writing
d
: write down, record
2
a
: to represent (speech sounds) by means of phonetic symbols
c
: to transfer (data) from one recording form to another
d
: to record (as on magnetic tape) for later broadcast
3
: to make a musical transcription of
4
: to cause (DNA or RNA) to undergo genetic transcription
transcriber
noun
Examples of transcribe in a Sentence
He transcribed all of his great-grandfather's letters.
The senator's speech was transcribed.
a Mozart string quartet transcribed for piano
a system that allows linguists to transcribe the sounds of any language
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Ruby then transcribed the tapes and sent them back to the star for revision and signature before the letters were mailed to fans.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 4 June 2025
The following year Bloomberg reported that Amazon had thousands of workers transcribing clips to fine-tune the assistant.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
From automating mundane tasks such as transcribing client calls to providing sophisticated analytics for hedge fund managers and speeding up the discovery of new chemical materials, AI is reshaping how startups innovate.
—Rana Wehbe Watson, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
All of this information is going from the device to your phone and then to the cloud where it’s transcribed in real time.
—Larry Magid, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 4 June 2025
The following year Bloomberg reported that Amazon had thousands of workers transcribing clips to fine-tune the assistant.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
From automating mundane tasks such as transcribing client calls to providing sophisticated analytics for hedge fund managers and speeding up the discovery of new chemical materials, AI is reshaping how startups innovate.
—Rana Wehbe Watson, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
All of this information is going from the device to your phone and then to the cloud where it’s transcribed in real time.
—Larry Magid, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Transcribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transcribe. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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transcribe
verb
tran·scribe
tran(t)s-ˈkrīb
transcribed; transcribing
1
a
: to make a written copy of
b
: to make a copy of (dictated or recorded matter) by hand or on a machine (as a typewriter)
2
: to represent speech sounds with phonetic symbols
transcriber
noun
Medical Definition
transcribe
transitive verb
tran·scribe
tran(t)s-ˈkrīb
transcribed; transcribing
: to cause (as DNA) to undergo genetic transcription
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