Dictate Meaning in English

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التعريف

To say words for someone else to write down, or to command or control what someone must do.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Can be formal; 'dictate a letter' is common for speaking with intent to be written down. 'Dictate' meaning 'to control/command' is often used in politics, business, or negative contexts (imposing rules). Frequently confused with 'predict' or 'state'—'dictate' always implies authority or transcription.

• Spanish: dictar - imponer
• Portuguese (BR): ditar - impor
• Portuguese (PT): ditar - impor
• Chinese (Simplified): 口述 - 命令
• Chinese (Traditional): 口述 - 命令
• Hindi: कहे देना - आदेश देना
• Arabic: يُملي - يفرض
• Bengali: নির্দেশ করা - বলিয়ে লেখানো
• Russian: диктовать - предписывать
• Japanese: 口述する - 指示する
• Vietnamese: đọc cho viết - ra lệnh
• Korean: 지시하다 - 받아쓰게 하다
• Turkish: dikte etmek - söyleyip yazdırmak
• Urdu: کہلوانا - حکم دینا
• Indonesian: mendikte - memerintahkan

جمل نموذجية

He tried to dictate how the meeting should go, but everyone ignored him.

natural

Just because you have more experience doesn’t mean you can dictate the rules.

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Please dictate your name to me slowly.

basic

The teacher dictated a letter to the students.

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Parents should not dictate every choice for their children.

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Could you dictate your phone number while I type it in?

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