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Vocabulary Entry
dictation
|noun • verb
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N
noun
The action of speaking words aloud to be written down or recorded.
Example Sentences
"The teacher asked the students to prepare for a dictation exercise."
"During the dictation, I struggled to keep up with the speaker's pace."
"She typed the dictation as her boss read the report."
V
verb
To say words aloud for someone else to write or record.
Example Sentences
"The professor dictated the lecture notes to the assistant."
"He will dictate the letter so that you can write it down."
"Please dictate your phone number so I can save it."