Definitions for dictating
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1. dictating

   Dictation is the transcription of spoken text: one person who is "dictating" speaks and another who is "taking dictation" writes down the words as they are spoken. Among speakers of several languages, dictation is used as a test of language skill, similar to spelling bees in the English-speaking world. Secondary to teaching language skills, the exercise of dictation has also been used to introduce students to literary works, and to instill morals.

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1. Dictating

   of Dictate

How to pronounce dictating?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say dictating in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dictating in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dictating in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of dictating in a Sentence

1. Dan Caldwell:

   The United States accomplished what it needed to long ago in Afghanistan, and leaving troops in the country will only mean a continued loss of American life in pursuit of objectives that do not serve our national interest, president Trump deserves credit for dictating a full and rapid withdrawal from the country so that our military can focus on other pressing national security priorities.

2. Bill Mitchell:

   Downstate families are tired of Chicago dictating its views to the rest of Weld County voters.

3. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu:

   Turkey is not a country under your orders, it is an independent country... Speaking to such a country from above, dictating what it can and cannot buy, is not a correct approach and does not fit our alliance.

4. The Guardian:

   I’ve realised that most men, good men, the men that I love, there is a cut-off in their ability to understand. They simply cannot understand what abuse is like on a daily level, i honestly think that until we get on the same page, you can’t tell a woman about their abuse. A man cannot do that. No one can. It is so individual and so personal, it’s galling when a powerful man steps up and starts dictating the terms, whether he intends it or not.

5. Jerry Moynihan:

   It's an important day for Ireland. I think it's a very Irish thing. It isn't the Church anymore that's dictating to us. I think it's a moral thing for the Irish [ to decide ]. It's not a Catholic thing anymore.

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