Verbatim vs Literally - What's the difference?
verbatim | literally |
Word for word; in exactly the same words as were used originally.
* 1971 , Denis Mahon, Studies in Seicento Art and Theory , p317
(of a document) Corresponding with the original word for word.
* Date unknown''''': Joint Committee on Printing Congress of the United States, ''General Statement of Procedure for '''Verbatim Reporting of Proceedings in Senate Chamber , page five:
* 1917', Andre? Ivanovich Shingarev, ''Russia and Her Allies: Extract from the '''Verbatim Report of the Imperial Duma, IVth Session, 16th Sitting , page 3:
* 2002 , Michael Quim Patton, Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods , p381
(of a person) Able to take down a speech word for word, especially in shorthand.
* U.S. Department of Labor's description of court reporter's job:
(speech act) word for word; not figuratively; not as an idiom or metaphor
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(degree, proscribed) used non-literally as an intensifier for figurative statements : virtually (often considered incorrect; see usage notes)
* 1827 , Sir Walter Scott, Chronicles of the Canongate
* 1993 , , Real Magic , page 193:
* 2009 , :
(colloquial) Used as a generic downtoner : just, merely.
As adverbs the difference between verbatim and literally
is that verbatim is word for word; in exactly the same words as were used originally while literally is word for word; not figuratively; not as an idiom or metaphor.As an adjective verbatim
is corresponding with the original word for word.As a noun verbatim
is a word-for-word report of a speech.verbatim
English
Adverb
(-)- I have copied his speech and here it is, verbatim .
- …in several instances Mancini’s text is virtually reproduced verbatim by Bellori.120
Derived terms
* verbatim et literatimSynonyms
(Synonyms) * in so many words * word for word * by heartAdjective
(-)- Ironically, verbatim note taking can interfere with listening attentively.
- Some States require voice writers to pass a test and to earn State licensure. As a substitute for State licensure, the National Verbatim' Reporters Association offers three national certifications to voice writers: Certified '''Verbatim''' Reporter (CVR), the Certificate of Merit (CM), and Real-Time ' Verbatim Reporter (RVR). Earning these certifications is sufficient to be licensed in States where the voice method of court reporting is permitted.
Synonyms
* word for word, letter for letterDerived terms
* nonverbatimReferences
Anagrams
* ----literally
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Alternative forms
* litterally (obsolete)Adverb
(-)- When I saw on the news that there would be no school tomorrow because of the snowstorm, I literally jumped for joy, and hit my head on the ceiling fan.
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- The house was literally electrified; and it was only from witnessing the effects of her genius that he could guess to what a pitch theatrical excellence could be carried.
- You literally become the ball in a tennis match, you become the report that you are working on
- - She took a giant shit on my face. Literally.
- - Literally?
- - Well, no, not literally . That's disgusting. What's wrong with you?
- You literally put it in the microwave for five minutes and it's done.