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# transcribed

verb, past tense and past participle of «transcribe» (transcribe, transcribes, transcribed, transcribing)

«transcribed» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Wrote down exactly what someone said, or what was recorded. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transcribed/#m1)
2. Copied writing from one form to another, such as from handwriting into typing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transcribed/#m2)
3. Changed music so it can be played on a different instrument. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transcribed/#m3)
4. Wrote words using special symbols that show sounds (phonetic writing). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transcribed/#m4)

### In the lessons

In school, interviews are transcribed for projects; old letters may be transcribed so they are easy to read. In music, a song is transcribed for piano. In science, DNA is «transcribed» in cells (making a copy). Phrases: «transcribed the interview», «transcribed from», «transcribed into».

### Examples

- She transcribed the interview with her grandmother for her history project. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transcribed/#x1)
- The speech was transcribed word for word. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transcribed/#x2)
- The old diary was transcribed into typed pages. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transcribed/#x3)
- He transcribed the guitar song for the piano. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transcribed/#x4)
- Our talk was recorded and transcribed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transcribed/#x5)
- The words were transcribed using sound symbols. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transcribed/#x6)
- I have transcribed them literally, and I regard them as in the highest degree characteristic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transcribed/#x7)

### Note

Regular verb: transcribed. Noun: «transcription» or «transcript» (the written copy). «Transcribe» is to copy into writing; «translate» is to change into another language — do not confuse them.

## In Jewish tradition

In school, interviews are transcribed for projects; old letters may be transcribed so they are easy to read. In music, a song is transcribed for piano. In science, DNA is «transcribed» in cells (making a copy). Phrases: «transcribed the interview», «transcribed from», «transcribed into».

### Examples

- The Thirty-Two Paths, and Westcott's Notes are not yet transcribed on Wikisource (see enwestcott1893ia-ocr.txt for the full book as OCR). (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/transcribed/#x1)

### Note

Regular verb: transcribed. Noun: «transcription» or «transcript» (the written copy). «Transcribe» is to copy into writing; «translate» is to change into another language — do not confuse them.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «transcribed» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transcribed/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«transcribed» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/transcribed.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «transcribed» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/transcribed/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«transcribed» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/transcribed.html) on Mova free.