Dictated — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

issue commands or orders for

say out loud for the purpose of recording

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈiːt/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪktˈeɪtɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪktˈeɪtɪd/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈiːt/.

Examples

He dictated a report to his secretary
date and place are already determined
the dictated terms of surrender

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

set prescribe determined dictate order

Parts of Speech

verb	issue commands or orders for
verb	say out loud for the purpose of recording “He dictated a report to his secretary”
verb	rule as a dictator
adjective	determined or decided upon as by an authority “date and place are already determined”

Word Forms

order	noun	a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
prescriptive	adjective	pertaining to giving directives or rules
prescription	noun	directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions
dictator	noun	a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner
dictate	noun	a guiding principle
dictation	noun	an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

diktiert

Befehle oder Befehle erteilen für

🇫🇷French

dicté

émettre des ordres ou des ordres pour

🇮🇹Italian

dettato

emettere comandi o ordini per

🇳🇱Dutch

gedicteerd

commando's of bevelen uit te geven

🇵🇹Portuguese

ditado

emitir comandos ou ordens para

🇷🇺Russian

продиктовано

отдавать команды или приказы о

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तय

के लिए आदेश या आदेश जारी करें

🇧🇩Bengali

নির্দেশিত

জন্য আদেশ বা আদেশ জারি

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆணையிட்டது

க்கான கட்டளைகள் அல்லது உத்தரவுகளை வழங்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిర్దేశించారు

కోసం ఆదేశాలు లేదా ఆదేశాలు జారీ చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

हुकूम दिलेला

साठी आदेश किंवा आदेश जारी करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિર્ધારિત

માટે આદેશો અથવા આદેશો જારી કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರ್ದೇಶಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ

ಆದೇಶಗಳನ್ನು ಅಥವಾ ಆದೇಶಗಳನ್ನು ನೀಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കല്പിച്ചു

എന്നതിനായുള്ള കമാൻഡുകളോ ഉത്തരവുകളോ നൽകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਰਧਾਰਤ

ਲਈ ਹੁਕਮ ਜਾਂ ਆਦੇਸ਼ ਜਾਰੀ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

حکم دیا

کے لیے احکامات یا احکامات جاری کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

口述的

发出命令或命令

🇯🇵Japanese

口述された

～に対して命令や命令を出す

🇰🇷Korean

지시된

명령이나 명령을 내리다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ra lệnh

ra lệnh hoặc mệnh lệnh cho

🇹🇭Thai

กำหนด

ออกคำสั่งหรือคำสั่งให้

🇮🇩Indonesian

didiktekan

mengeluarkan perintah atau perintah untuk

🇵🇭Filipino

dinidiktahan

maglabas ng mga utos o utos para sa

🇲🇾Malay

didikte

mengeluarkan arahan atau perintah untuk

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أملى

إصدار أوامر أو أوامر ل

🇮🇷Persian

دیکته شده است

دستورات یا دستورات برای

🇹🇷Turkish

dikte edildi

için komutlar veya emirler vermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוכתב

להוציא פקודות או פקודות עבור

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