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dictated

/dɪkˈteɪtɪd, ˈdɪkteɪtɪd/

/ˈdɪkteɪtɪd/

dictateverb

dictated

Past Simple

dictated

Past Simple

dictated

Past Participle

dictating

Gerund

/dɪkˈteɪt, ˈdɪkteɪt/

/ˈdɪkteɪt/

Translations

The teacher will dictate the instructions to the students.

Учитель будет диктовать инструкции студентам.

The law dictates that everyone must wear a seatbelt.

Закон предписывает, что все должны пристегиваться ремнями безопасности.

Additional translations

диктовать условия

диктовать моды

Definitions

To say or read aloud something for someone else to write down.

She dictated the letter to her assistant, who typed it up.

To prescribe or lay down authoritatively or peremptorily; to command.

The manager dictated the terms of the contract to the employees.

To control or decisively affect; to determine.

Market conditions often dictate the price of goods.

Synonyms

dictatenoun

Definitions

An authoritative order or command.

The manager's dictate was to complete the project by the end of the week.

A guiding principle or rule.

The dictates of fashion often change with the seasons.

Something that is dictated; a dictated statement or text.

After the conference call, he transcribed the CEO's dictate into the official minutes.