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{
"term": "dictate",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "dictate",
"heSheIt": "dictates"
},
"pastSimple": "dictated",
"pastParticiple": "dictated",
"ingForm": "dictating"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to tell somebody what to do, especially in an annoying way",
"sensetop": "dictate something (to somebody)dictate how, what, etc…/that…",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "They are in no position to **dictate terms** *(= tell other people what to do)*.",
"contextForm": "dictate something (to somebody)"
},
{
"text": "What right do they have to dictate how we live our lives?",
"contextForm": "dictate how, what, etc…/that…"
},
{
"text": "It was only the king or queen who could dictate policy."
},
{
"text": "This political stance had been dictated by the Prime Minister."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to control or influence how something happens",
"sensetop": "dictate (something)dictate where, what, etc…dictate that…",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "When we take our vacations is very much dictated by Greg's work schedule.",
"contextForm": "dictate (something)"
},
{
"text": "It's generally your job that dictates where you live now.",
"contextForm": "dictate where, what, etc…"
},
{
"text": "The social conventions of the day dictated that she should remain at home with her parents.",
"contextForm": "dictate that…"
},
{
"text": "What followed dictated the course of his life."
},
{
"text": "This is clearly the best choice, unless financial considerations dictate otherwise."
},
{
"text": "She had to remain indoors for 30 days before the wedding, as custom dictates."
}
],
"synonyms": "determine"
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to say words for somebody else to write down or to be recorded",
"sensetop": "dictate (something) (to somebody)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She dictated the letter to her assistant."
},
{
"text": "OK, you write, and I'll dictate."
},
{
"text": "Just dictate into the machine—we'll transcribe it later."
}
],
"topics": ["Literature and writing"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/dɪkˈteɪt/",
"audio": "di/dictate/dictate__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/dɪkˈteɪts/",
"audio": "di/dictate/dictates__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/dɪkˈteɪtɪd/",
"audio": "di/dictate/dictated__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/dɪkˈteɪtɪŋ/",
"audio": "di/dictate/dictating__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈdɪkteɪt/",
"audio": "di/dictate/dictate__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈdɪkteɪts/",
"audio": "di/dictate/dictates__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈdɪkteɪtɪd/",
"audio": "di/dictate/dictated__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈdɪkteɪtɪŋ/",
"audio": "di/dictate/dictating__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late 16th cent. (in sense (1)): from Latin dictat- ‘dictated’, from the verb dictare."
}