dictate
🇺🇸
/ˈdɪkteɪt/
🇬🇧
/dɪkˈteɪt/
verb
C1
to tell someone what to do, especially in a bossy way
You cannot dictate how I should live my life.
C1
to control or decide how something happens
The weather will dictate whether we go outside or stay indoors.
C1
to say words for someone else to write down
She will dictate the email to me while I type.
noun
R
a rule or order that must be followed
We must follow the dictates of the law.
translation
to tell someone what to do, especially in a bossy way; to control or decide how something happens; to say words for someone else to write down
a rule or order that must be followed
Word Forms
3rd Present
dictates
Progressive
dictating
Past
dictated
Perfect
dictated
Plural
dictates