dictate

/dɪkˈteɪt/ verb

Translation

SAY [I, T] › to say or read something for someone to write down

yazdırmak, dikte etmek

Tony was busy dictating letters to his secretary.295

DECIDE [T] › to decide or control what happens

olan bitene karar verip yönlendirmek

[+ question word] The weather will dictate where we hold the party.1177

dictate to sb phrasal verb

› to tell someone what to do, often in a way that annoys them

yönlendirmek, yön vermek, emredercesine ne yapacağını söylemek,

I'm 15 years old - you can't dictate to me any more.1177

(Definition of dictate verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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