dictate

• اسم يدل على أمر أو توجيه سلطوي ملزم يجب اتباعه أو الخضوع له، كما يدل على قاعدة أو مبدأ يُفرض ويُحتكم إليه.

A noun referring to an authoritative command, rule, or principle that must be followed or obeyed.

غير معدود

1. Authoritative commandB2formal

   An order or principle that is imposed or must be obeyed.

   أمر ملزم

   • The dictates of the law must be followed.
   • He followed the dictates of his conscience.
   • The company operates according to the dictates of the market.

   المرادفاتcommanddecreedirectiveedictinjunctionlawmandateorderrule

   الأضدادentreatyrequestsuggestion

• فعل يُستخدم للدلالة على قول الكلمات بصوت مسموع ليكتبها شخص آخر، أو لإصدار أمر أو فرض شروط بقوة السلطة.

A verb used to indicate the act of speaking words aloud for someone else to write down, or to prescribe or impose conditions authoritatively.

1. Speak for transcriptionB1formal

   To say words aloud for someone else to write down or record.

   الإملاء

   • The boss dictated a letter to his secretary.
   • She dictated her notes into a voice recorder.
   • The lawyer dictated the terms of the contract.

   المرادفاتread-outrecitespeakutter

2. Impose or commandB2formal

   To give orders or prescribe something authoritatively.

   يفرض أو يأمر

   • The dictator tried to dictate the country's laws.
   • Parents should not dictate every choice their children make.
   • The terms of the agreement were dictated by the larger company.

   المرادفاتcommanddecreedemanddirectimposeinstructmandateorderprescriberequire

   الأضدادcomplyobeysubmit

3. Determine or influenceB2formal

   To have a controlling effect on something; to determine.

   يُحدِّد

   • The weather will dictate whether we go hiking.
   • Market demand dictates the price of goods.
   • Your budget will dictate the size of the house you can buy.

   المرادفاتcontroldecidedeterminedominatedrivegovernguideinfluenceshapesteer