idiom
Word for word
WURD fer WURD
/wɜːrd fər wɜːrd/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
wordforword
Dictionary meaning
Exactly as spoken or written; verbatim, with no paraphrase or omission.
Examples
- The report reproduced the witness's statement word for word.
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