dictation

CEFRC1

/dɪkˈteɪʃən/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Words spoken aloud for someone else to write down.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down.

Examples

  • Have you finished your homework? Have you memorized the dictation content?

  • The secretary took dictation from her boss.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The act of ordering or commanding.

  2. Dictating, the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words.

  3. Orders given in an overbearing manner.

More examples

In context

  • We have a kanji dictation test today.

  • His habit, even with friends, was that of dictation.

  • Since I learned shorthand, I can take dictation at eighty words a minute.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

During the class, the teacher gave a blank that the students had to write down.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Late Latin dictātiō, noun of action from dictātus, the perfect passive participle of dictō. By surface analysis, dictate + -ion.