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dictate1 verbdictate2 noun dictatedic‧tate1 /dɪkˈteɪt $ ˈdɪkteɪt/ ●○○ verb   dictate1Origin: 1500-1600 Latin dictare ‘to say often, say firmly’, from dicere ‘to say’ VERB TABLEdictate |
| Present | I, you, we, they | dictate | | he, she, it | dictates | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | dictated | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have dictated | | he, she, it | has dictated | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had dictated | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will dictate | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have dictated |
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| Present | I | am dictating | | he, she, it | is dictating | | you, we, they | are dictating | | Past | I, he, she, it | was dictating | | you, we, they | were dictating | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been dictating | | he, she, it | has been dictating | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been dictating | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be dictating | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been dictating |
- Fashion designers no longer dictate skirt lengths.
- She refused to be dictated to by some stupid official in Washington.
- The amount of funds we receive dictates what we can do.
- Your parents have no right to dictate how you should spend your money.
- All or some of the labels can be dictated or, for beginning students, the labels may simply be copied.
- At least once a week we were tested on our ability to copy correctly a literary passage dictated to us.
- Built between 1283 and 1289, the castle's shape is dictated by the very rock on which it stands.
- Milton had two or was it three daughters and they wrote down his poems as he dictated.
- Previously, the Constitution dictated that the President was head of the army.
- The contracts are dictated by the HMOs, and that makes for some very ragged edges.
- The need to survive, which always dictates the moral standards of society, once more underlined the role of the women.
looking or smelling delicious► depend if something depends on a fact, result, decision etc, it is not fixed or decided because it will change if the fact, result, decision etc changes: it depends how/where/what etc: · I might not be able to go to France - it depends how much it costs.it depends/that depends spoken (=say this when your decision may change according to what happens): · "Are you going to apply for that job?" "Well, it depends."it all depends spoken (=say this to emphasize that you cannot be certain about something): · We still don't know whether we'll have to move to a new house or not - it all depends.depend on: · The amount I earn depends on the kind of work I'm doing. ► according to if something is done according to particular facts, a particular situation etc, these affect the way it is done: · Telephone charges vary according to the time of day.· The students were grouped according to age and ability. ► depending on something use this to say that what will happen or what you do will change according to what happens in another situation: · Inflation goes up and down depending on the state of the economy.· In many languages there are different words for "you' depending on who you are talking to.· I kept getting different answers depending on who I asked. ► be determined by if the quality or nature of something is determined by other things, it depends on those things for how it is made: · The colour of the rock is determined by the type of mineral present in it.· The ultimate flavor of the cheese variety is determined by the length of time it is allowed to mature.· An individual's metabolism is generally determined by his or her genetic make-up. ► be dictated by if a decision, choice, or result is dictated by something, it depends very strongly on it, and leaves no choice for the people involved: · A country's choice of export products is dictated by geography, climate, and natural resources.· Any development in the city center is dictated by the city's historic preservation laws. ► be based on if one decision, situation, calculation etc is based on another, the second is the main thing upon which the first decision etc depends: · Your pension will be based on the amount that you are earning when you retire.· This year's funding for the program is based on the number of applications that we received last year.· The jury's decision must be based on the evidence heard in court. ► be dependent on formal to depend on something: · The speed of the plane is dependent on the efficiency of the engines.· Benefits paid will be dependent on length of service with the company. ► hinge on/hang on if a result, especially an important result, hinges on or hangs on something happening, it depends on it completely: · The future prospects of a student can hinge on his or her performance in these exams.· The case hinged on whether the jury believed the defendants had planned to kill anyone when they broke into the house. ► be riding on if something important such as money or success is riding on the result of something else, it depends on it : · It's really stressful when you know that your whole future may be riding on this one interview.· Boxing has become big business, with a huge amount of money riding on the outcome of a fight. ► be decided by if what someone does or what happens is decided by something else, it depends on it: · The future of the school will be decided by the results of this survey. · Your choice of tool will be decided by the hardness of the wood you are working on. to tell someone to do something► tell · "Wait here!" he told the children.tell somebody to do something · The teacher told us to be quiet.· I thought I told you to be in bed by 10 o'clock!tell somebody not to do something · She told him not to phone her again.tell somebody (that) · The doctors have told me that I should give up smoking.tell somebody how/what/where etc · Don't tell me how to behave in public!· I'm in charge here, and I'm not going to have anyone telling me what to do.do as you are told (=used to tell children to obey) · Do as you're told and go and wash your hands. ► order to tell someone to do something in a threatening way: · "Don't move", he ordered.order somebody to do something: · A man with a gun ordered the woman to give him all her money.· He was ordered to pay £4000 towards the court costs of £10,000.order somebody out of/into/back etc: · She pointed her gun at him, ordering him out of the room. ► ask somebody to do something to tell someone politely but firmly to do something or to stop doing something: · Mr Evans, I must ask you to come with me to the police station.ask somebody not to do something: · Would you ask visitors not to park their cars in front of the entrance. ► demand to tell someone that they must do something, especially when you are angry or impatient and want them to do it immediately: demand (that): · You should demand that they finish the job now, not some time in August.· Realizing that her husband had deceived her, she demanded that he tell her the whole truth.demand an apology/a refund etc (=tell someone that they must say they are sorry, give money back etc): · How dare you say that! I demand an apology. ► insist to tell someone firmly and repeatedly that they must do something, especially something that they do not want to do: · I didn't want to tell dad about the fight, but he insisted.insist (that): · I wanted to pay by cheque but the landlord insisted that I pay him in cash.· They're insisting we report the matter to the police right away. ► dictate to tell someone exactly what they must do or how they must behave, as if you had power to make them obey you: dictate to: · She refused to be dictated to by some stupid official in Washington.dictate how/what/where etc: · Your parents have no right to dictate how you should spend your money. ► Officesdesk job, noundesk tidy, nounDictaphone, noundictate, verbfax, nounfax, verbfile cabinet, nounfiling cabinet, nounfolder, nounhead office, nounheadquarters, nounin tray, nounoffice, nounoffice building, nounoffice party, nounout tray, nounpaper fastener, nounpaper knife, nounpaper-pusher, nounpaperweight, nounpaperwork, nounpen pusher, nounshredder, nounsorting office, nountouch-type, verbXerox, noun Meaning 3nouns► common sense dictates something· Common sense dictates that you should avoid too much sun. ► circumstances dictate something· Circumstances dictated that I had to wait nearly two years. ► custom/tradition dictates something· On the island, custom still dictates the roles of men and women. ► fashion dictates something· Fashion has been dictating that women should wear black for years now. ► logic dictates something· Logic dictates that this must be the right answer. ► laws/rules dictate something· Federal laws dictate how land can be used. ► common sense dictates something (=tells you something very clearly)· Common sense dictates that you should avoid handling wild animals. ► logic dictates something (=used to say that something will definitely happen because of logic)· Logic dictates that poorer people will be more affected by the rise in inflation. ADVERB► how· The circumstances will dictate how much you can make of it from the standpoint of good video.· In short, many corporations and data centers have computing security policies and practices that dictate how data must be protected.· For this reason it is impossible to come up with universal rules dictating how explanations are to be provided.· The outcome will dictate how one-fifth of mankind relates to a technology many are convinced owns the future.· Actually, yellow and blue dictate how warm or cool a color is. ► largely· These averages are dictated largely by the very high proportion of volunteers that operate at club level.· Their decisions largely dictate the use of all resources and they must accept the management responsibility which goes with clinical freedom.· The whole exercise, indeed, was largely dictated by the very proper wish to see standards of education rise. ► to· I will not be dictated to by a housekeeper.· Rory had fumed, unaccustomed to being dictated to, but his will had proved the stronger. NOUN► action· As a result he developed links with Hastings as well as Gloucester, but it was the latter which dictated his actions in 1483.· Watching hockey FoxTrax makes it seem you can dictate the action.· He hadn't done a bad job of dictating her actions so far but that didn't mean it had to continue. ► choice· This consideration had dictated his choice of nephew.· The cuts dictate the choice of ministers. ► circumstances· However, if circumstances dictate using the post then make the best of it by: 1.· He should have felt as tired and inadequate as his age and circumstances dictated, but he did not.· The circumstances will dictate how much you can make of it from the standpoint of good video.· The pattern seems to be, and fast changing circumstances dictate this more than anything, not to dwell on problems. ► consideration· Apart from not knowing how long to sub-let the space for, there are other considerations that dictate a company's strategy.· Tax considerations should not dictate investment judgment.· However, tactical considerations may dictate that some conditions and definition terms are omitted from the vendors' draft of the heads.· This simple consideration dictates the design of the synthetic oligonucleotides.· This consideration had dictated his choice of nephew. ► kind· In one way, the association with Volvo dictated the kind of car that the Safrane is.· The intended use would dictate the kind of pack to be purchased.· These beliefs about what low attainers can not do dictate and reflect the kind of learning experience these pupils have.· A rigorous syllabus and lots of tests dictate the kind of work done. ► law· That brings us back to Condorcet's remark that the general laws dictating the phenomena of the universe are necessary and constant.· Consequently, those laws tend to dictate impartial treatment and equal service to all members of the targeted group. ► letter· Alternatively, you can dictate your letter to us over the telephone.· The pastor called in his secretary and dictated a letter to Scott saying he and the elders would meet him.· Miss Hinkle was always trying to make me an office magnate, dictating letters and answering telephone calls.· I dictated a resignation letter to my secretary.· It also ensures that omissions are not made simply because you have dictated the letter so often that familiarity has bred contempt.· The moment Gerald got back to Hull he dictated a letter to the Foreign Office.· Send to Alternatively, you can dictate your letter to us over the telephone. ► market· The terms attached to such loans are dictated by market conditions and the usual criteria of security, creditworthiness and risk. ► need· The purchaser's plans may be commercially sensitive, dictating the need to first approach targets anonymously.· These transient colonialists dictated their needs, and the local populations in general complied.· At first the growth of a child is dictated by biological needs.· This is usually dictated by the need for a flat area immediately next to the house to act as a sheltered sun trap. ► pace· Alex's task of dictating the pace was quite as difficult as Michael's of delivering the lines.· One of the beauties of Springs is that you dictate the pace. ► policy· This basic premise also dictated Edward's policy elsewhere.· Good managers know that fear can not be allowed to dictate organizational policy.· The West supported him, gave him money, and dictated his economic policies.· It was therefore Charles who could dictate policy and law in most respects. ► sense· I should have thought that good sense would dictate that some one who opposes every measure begins to lose credibility. VERB► allow· Ultimately, however, market forces should not be allowed to dictate the extent of regulation.· He said he has missed the up-tempo pace he was allowed to dictate.· Licence to allow another person to dictate the rising of the sun, the seasons of the moon?· Good managers know that fear can not be allowed to dictate organizational policy.· We have lost the initiative and allowed our opponents to dictate the subject - even the rules - of the debate.· During the 90s Washington fell into the trap of allowing events to dictate the relationship, with increasingly destabilising results.· She had allowed him to dictate what happened, yet now she wanted more. ► let· Ellen wanted none of it so let her dictate her terms.· It made Bernice jealous, but she would never let that dictate her behaviour. ► seem· That too the baby seemed to dictate.· Watching hockey FoxTrax makes it seem you can dictate the action. 1[intransitive, transitive] to say words for someone else to write downdictate a letter/memo etc to somebody She’s dictating a letter to her secretary right now.2[intransitive, transitive] to tell someone exactly what they must do or how they must behavedictate to The media cannot be allowed to dictate to the government.dictate who/what/how etc Can they dictate how the money will be spent? Federal funds have to be used as dictated by Washington.dictate that Islamic custom dictates that women should be fully covered. The US government attempted to dictate the terms of the agreement.3[transitive] to control or influence something SYN determinedictate what/how etc Funds dictate what we can do.dictate that The laws of physics dictate that what goes up must come down. The massive publicity dictated a response from the city government.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 3nounscommon sense dictates something· Common sense dictates that you should avoid too much sun.circumstances dictate something· Circumstances dictated that I had to wait nearly two years.custom/tradition dictates something· On the island, custom still dictates the roles of men and women.fashion dictates something· Fashion has been dictating that women should wear black for years now.logic dictates something· Logic dictates that this must be the right answer.laws/rules dictate something· Federal laws dictate how land can be used.dictate1 verbdictate2 noun dictatedic‧tate2 /ˈdɪkteɪt/ noun [countable] - The city's policy clearly violates the dictates of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
- Human beings are going to resist cultural dictates that are too inconsistent with their innate desires.
- When I was very young, the things I wanted to do were not permitted by social dictates.
► following the dictates of teenagers following the dictates of fashion ► common sense dictates something (=tells you something very clearly)· Common sense dictates that you should avoid handling wild animals. ► logic dictates something (=used to say that something will definitely happen because of logic)· Logic dictates that poorer people will be more affected by the rise in inflation. VERB► follow· Though if we did follow the dictates of the market-place, that's where we'd be heading, fast.· But at least Hayling was free to follow the dictates of his large and sometimes cumbersome political conscience. an order, rule, or principle that you have to obeydictate of teenagers following the dictates of fashion |