What's a Word for Word?

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.

What is the meaning of the idiom word for word?

using exactly the same words: She listened to everything I said and repeated it word for word to her mum. See also. word-for-word. If you translate speech or writing word for word, you change one word at a time in the same order rather than in phrases or other larger units of meaning.

Can you use a definition word for word?

If you use a word-for-word definition from a dictionary or textbook, you will have to include a full quotation, which will be more awkward than a paraphrase.