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dictated

verb
USDIK-tay-tid/ˈdɪkˌteɪtɪd/UKdik-TAY-tid/ˌdɪkˈteɪtɪd/

1 meaning of dictated

Practice

  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of dictate. Use this form for something that already happened.

    The manager dictated a short letter to her assistant.

    Their parents dictated when the children had to be home each night.

    Note

dictated is a form of dictate

dictate, verb: To say words out loud so that another person can write them down. Full entry

Forms
dictatedictates he/she/itdictating -ing formdictated past tense, past participle
Spelling
dictate → dictated: add -d
Sound
The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.

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