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word for word

adverb

in exactly the same words; verbatim.
one word at a time, without regard for the sense of the whole.
She translated the book word for word.

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word-for-word adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of word for word¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

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Idioms and Phrases

Exactly as written or spoken, as in That was the forecast, word for word. Chaucer used this idiom in the late 1300s.

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In the 15 years since, DeBlois has helmed its sequel, its three-quel and now this live-action version, which goes back to the beginning and repeats the same plot essentially word for word.

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They point to the statement given by a different man which they say is "almost identical, word for word" to the statement given by Kanwaljit Singh.

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He echoed, almost word for word, a threat by Trump that “all hell is going to break out” if remaining hostages are not freed.

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The real opera sets Pushkin’s play, which was written as a response to Mozart’s “Don Giovanni,” word for word.

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"I sat down for 12 hours in one day, learning it word for word, note for note," he says.

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