verbatim Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
    direct.
    • a direct quotation
    • repeated their dialog verbatim
  2. adverb using exactly the same words
    word for word.
    • he repeated her remarks verbatim

WordNet


Ver*ba"tim adverb
Etymology
LL., fr. L. verbum word.
Definitions
  1. Word for word; in the same words; verbally; as, to tell a story verbatim as another has related it.

Webster 1913