Polyglot Dictionary

word for word

/wɜːrd fɔːr wɜːrd/

noun B1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. palabra por palabra

    • She memorized the speech word for word.

      Memorizó el discurso palabra por palabra.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

word

word for word is an idiom meaning an exact, literal transcription or quotation; word is the literal word, a single unit of language.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa word for word?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: She memorized the speech ___ for word.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a word for word?

noun

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