DICTATE


Meaning of DICTATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ̘. ̈n.ˈdɪkteɪt ]

v. & n. --v. 1 tr. say or read aloud (words to be written down or recorded). 2 a tr. prescribe or lay down authoritatively (terms, things to be done). b intr. lay down the law; give orders. --n. (usu. in pl.) an authoritative instruction (dictates of conscience). [L dictare dictat- frequent. of dicere dict- say]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.