dictate

[US]/dɪkˈteɪt/
[UK]/ˈdɪkteɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. kuongea au kusoma kwa sauti kubwa; kutoa maelekezo kwa mdomo
vt. amuru; tegemea; fundisha
n. amri, kanuni, mahitaji.
Word Forms
Present Participledictating
Past Participledictated
Pluraldictates
Past Tensedictated
Third Person Singulardictates

Phrases & Collocations

dictate instructions

kuandika maagizo

dictate a letter

kuandika barua

dictate terms

kuandika masharti

dictate a memo

kuandika taarifa

dictate a message

kuandika ujumbe

dictate a report

kuandika ripoti

Example Sentences

the dictates of fashion.

maagizo ya mtindo.

dictate a letter to sb.

kuandika barua kwa mtu.

to dictate a letter to a secretary

kuandika barua kwa msaidizi.

impose a peace settlement.See Synonyms at dictate

kuweka utaratibu wa amani. Tazama Neno Lingine la Kufanana kwa 'dictate'.

by fate ordained.See Synonyms at dictate

iliamishwa na hatima. Tazama Neno Lingine la Kufanana kwa 'dictate'.

the tsar's attempts to dictate policy.

jaribio la Tsar kuamuru sera.

choice is often dictated by availability.

uchaguzi mara nyingi huamuruwa na upatikanaji.

It took him a long time to dictate this letter.

Ilichukua muda mrefu kumwandikia barua.

a conventional morality had dictated behaviour.

uongozi wa jadi uliamuru tabia.

the tempo of life dictated by a heavy workload.

tempo ya maisha iliyoamuruwa na mzigo mzito wa kazi.

The union leaders are trying to dictate their demands to the employer.

Viongozi wa muungano wanajaribu kuamuru mahitaji yao kwa mwajiri.

Convention dictates that a minister should resign in such a situation.

Kawaida inamuru kwamba waziri ajiidimu katika hali kama hiyo.

We're now in a position to dictate our own demands.

Sasa tuko katika nafasi ya kuamuru mahitaji yetu.

He dictated how everything should be done.

Aliamuru jinsi kila kitu kinavyopaswa kufanywa.

How fast do you dictate to your secretary?

Unaandika barua kwa msaidizi wako kwa kasi gani?

He dictated a letter to his secretary.

Aliandika barua kwa msaidizi wake.

He refused to be dictated to.

Alikataa kuamuruwa.

Real-world Examples

Take this pen, and write as I dictate.

Chukua kalamu hii, na uandike kama ninavyoamuru.

Source: American Original Language Arts Volume 5

Talent can't dictate how you move.

Hela hawezi kuamuru jinsi unavyohamia.

Source: Celebrity Speech Compilation

I've got a long report I must dictate.

Nina ripoti ndefu ambayo lazima niandike.

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

What music was sung henceforth would be dictated by Rome.

Muziki upi uliowimbwa baadaye ungeamuliwa na Roma.

Source: Listening to Music (Video Version)

But the opposite end is even scarier with no freedom where every new is dictated.

Lakini upande mwingine ni wa kutisha zaidi bila uhuru ambapo kila kitu kipya kinaamuliwa.

Source: Science in Life

Dictate when you use them; don't let them dictate you.

Amuru watumie wakati wanatumia; wasiwe wakuelekeze wao.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

Men my age dictate this war.

Wanaume wa umri wangu huamuru vita hii.

Source: Dunkirk Selection

But what about times when your external circumstances dictate what authenticity means?

Lakini kuhusu nyakati ambapo hali ya nje inathamini ni nini maana ya uhakikishani?

Source: Stanford Open Course: How to Communicate Effectively

The family into which you are born dictates your class.

Familia ambayo unazaliwa inathamini daraja lako.

Source: 6 Minute English

Which means you subscribe to will probably dictate how you feel about what happens next.

Hii ina maana kwamba utaalamu utaamuru jinsi unavyojisikia kuhusu nini kitatokea baadaye.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

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