dictate
Pronunciation
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Plain form |
Third-person singular |
Past tense |
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- If you dictate a document (something written), you say the words so another person can write or type them.
- I dictated the letter to my secretary.
- If X dictates Y, X requires Y, or X causes Y.
- Circumstances dictate that we must be ready to fight.