in the original

phrase

: in the language used by the original writer

We read Homer in the original, not in translation.

Examples of in the original in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Wilson led Khalia by only about 3,000 votes in the original tally by late Tuesday afternoon, when 99% of the votes had been counted. — Camille Baker, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026

Ultron fell in love with Jocasta in the original comic books, and bringing him along into the same kind of journey that Vision had been facing all season felt like the right story for those two to truly understand each other by the end. — Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2026

Though the plot unfolds more slowly—the show has eight hours to fill, after all, rather than two—the world of the series looks more or less the same as the one in the original films, from Hogwarts to Diagon Alley to the Dursleys’ house. — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 10 Nov. 2026

Broadway‘s Purple Rain has cast Jordan Fisher in the lead role of The Kid, the very Prince-like character portrayed by very real Prince in the original 1984 film. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026