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ad verbum

adverb

(ˌ)ad-ˈvər-bəm How to pronounce ad verbum (audio)
Definition of ad verbumnext
as in directly
in the same words an ad verbum translation if the giver of the oath mangles the wording, should one repeat after him ad verbum?

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  1. directly
  2. accurately
  3. word for word
Adverb
  • If Windows crashes or won't boot, those extras disappear, but JetKVM itself keeps working because it is still connected directly to the computer's screen, keyboard and mouse.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Instead of a conventional round watch scaled down for a smaller wrist, the new timepiece presents a polished, spherical case that’s engineered around a hefty mechanical movement, with a double-tour leather strap that can thread directly through.
    — Taylor Stoddard, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of directly
Adverb
  • Any account of the incident should accurately reflect the information known to the person providing it.
    — Matthew Kayser, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Appropriated from a John Cale album, the title accurately describes scenes of bloodletting committed by bizarre, scenery-chewing yakuza members, and the energy hovers somewhere around a bloodier-than-baseline Takashi Miike movie from the mid-2000s.
    — Vadim Rizov, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of accurately
Adverb
  • That evening, during the prime-time news on Channel 12, a military reporter named Nir Dvori relayed the story nearly word for word.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The names and phone numbers change, but much of the sales pitch remains almost word for word.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026
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“Ad verbum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ad%20verbum. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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