Dictation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

speech intended for reproduction in writing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈiːɾəbəlz/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪktˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪktˈeɪʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈiːɾəbəlz/.

Examples

he signed and mailed his dictation without bothering to read it

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bidding bid command

Parts of Speech

noun	an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
noun	speech intended for reproduction in writing
noun	matter that has been dictated and transcribed; a dictated passage “he signed and mailed his dictation without bothering to read it”

Word Forms

command	verb	make someone do something
bid	verb	ask for or request earnestly
dictate	verb	rule as a dictator

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Diktat

eine maßgebliche Anweisung oder Anweisung, etwas zu tun

🇫🇷French

dictée

une direction ou une instruction faisant autorité pour faire quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

dictado

una dirección o instrucción autorizada para hacer algo

🇮🇹Italian

dettatura

una direzione autorevole o un'istruzione per fare qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

dictaat

een gezaghebbende aanwijzing of instructie om iets te doen

🇵🇹Portuguese

ditado

uma direção ou instrução autorizada para fazer algo

🇷🇺Russian

диктант

авторитетное указание или указание сделать что-то

India

🇮🇳Hindi

श्रुतलेख

कुछ करने का आधिकारिक निर्देश या निर्देश

🇧🇩Bengali

হুকুম

কিছু করার জন্য একটি প্রামাণিক নির্দেশ বা নির্দেশ

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆணையிடுதல்

ஏதாவது செய்ய ஒரு அதிகாரப்பூர்வ திசை அல்லது அறிவுறுத்தல்

🇮🇳Telugu

డిక్టేషన్

ఏదైనా చేయడానికి అధికారిక దిశ లేదా సూచన

🇮🇳Marathi

श्रुतलेखन

काहीतरी करण्याची अधिकृत दिशा किंवा सूचना

🇮🇳Gujarati

શ્રુતલેખન

કંઈક કરવાની અધિકૃત દિશા અથવા સૂચના

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡಿಕ್ಟೇಶನ್

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಮಾಡಲು ಅಧಿಕೃತ ನಿರ್ದೇಶನ ಅಥವಾ ಸೂಚನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഡിക്റ്റേഷൻ

എന്തെങ്കിലും ചെയ്യാനുള്ള ആധികാരിക ദിശ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നിർദ്ദേശം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡਿਕਸ਼ਨ

ਕੁਝ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਅਧਿਕਾਰਤ ਦਿਸ਼ਾ ਜਾਂ ਨਿਰਦੇਸ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈکٹیشن

کچھ کرنے کے لئے ایک مستند ہدایت یا ہدایت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

听写

做某事的权威指示或指示

🇯🇵Japanese

口述筆記

何かをするための権威ある指示または指示

🇰🇷Korean

받아쓰기

어떤 일을 하라는 권위 있는 지시나 지시

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự đọc chính tả

một hướng dẫn có thẩm quyền hoặc hướng dẫn để làm một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

การเขียนตามคำบอก

ทิศทางที่เชื่อถือได้หรือคำสั่งให้ทำบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

dikte

arahan atau instruksi yang otoritatif untuk melakukan sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

pagdidikta

isang makapangyarihang direksyon o tagubilin upang gawin ang isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

imlak

arahan atau arahan yang berwibawa untuk melakukan sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الإملاء

توجيه رسمي أو تعليمات للقيام بشيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

دیکته

جهت یا دستور معتبر برای انجام کاری

🇹🇷Turkish

dikte

bir şeyi yapmak için yetkili bir talimat veya talimat

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַכתָבָה

כיוון או הוראה סמכותית לעשות משהו

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