Define the word command

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Mario then teams up with Princess Peach to save her kingdom from Bowser, a fire-breathing beastie who commands a vast army of Koopas, who are turtles.


—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 Apr. 2023




The crew will have three other astronauts, including the first woman and the first Canadian to go on a lunar mission — Christina Hammock Koch and Jeremy Hansen, who will serve as mission specialists — and Reid Wiseman, who will command the mission.


—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2023




Given the lack of any breakthroughs in Russia’s current ground offensive, its nuclear arsenal remains one of the few aspects of its military power that still commands a measure of respect in the West, said Christopher Tuck, an expert in conflict and security at King’s College London.


—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 2 Apr. 2023




That put the focus on Germany, where the U.K. royal family and particularly the late Queen Elizabeth II have long commanded interest and admiration.


—Frank Jordans, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2023




That Washington could command such a hefty price even while Snyder has been unable to strike a deal for a new stadium says much about growth and potential.


—Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2023




In his second season, Watford has periodically shown flashes as being a playmaking forward who could command playing time.


—Afentres, oregonlive, 22 Mar. 2023




There are some choice whiskies out there aged for three or four decades that command exorbitant prices, and a whole lot more that have spent just 10 to 12 years inside a barrel and cost less than 50 bucks.


—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2023




Washington and the Howe brothers, Admiral Richard and General William, who commanded British naval and land forces, wanted to avoid alienating residents of the colonies and the nations of Europe, whom both sides were courting for support in the war.


—Robert G. Kaiser, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2023

In Friday’s series opener, Chippewa scored four goals in the second period to take command.


—Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Apr. 2023




The technological abilities were on display in a police command center, where Dubai’s officers could view live camera feeds and the locations of all emergency vehicles on a giant screen.


—Adam Satariano, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2023




According to the Secretary of State’s office, this tree was chosen because George Washington took command of the Continental Army beneath an American elm tree on Cambridge Common in 1775.


—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2023




Those incidents are tracked in a command center built in Gillette Stadium, in Foxborough, Mass., steps away from Kraft’s office.


—Dana Jacobson, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2023




Matthew Berger, executive director of the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism, in the group’s command center at Gillette Stadium.


—Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Mar. 2023




The command line gave way to the graphical user interface, and the GUI still reigns supreme.


—David Pierce, The Verge, 26 Mar. 2023




The hearing drew a large crowd from the law enforcement community, including several members of the Milwaukee Police Department’s executive command staff.


—Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2023




To take command of 2 million …


—Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 22 Mar. 2023

An upcoming marksmanship exercise for early-August was also canceled, as were a pre-command course, firearms training for soldiers who need to improve their marksmanship, and more.


—Oren Liebermann, CNN, 23 July 2021


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Most browsers have a command to enlarge text – on my Mac Firefox, I just hit command-+. mrg replied to comment from Wayne ❋ Unknown (2010)

This example uses the @command decorator to declare that the function is a django-boss command. ❋ Unknown (2010)

* Send command to smtp server function server_send ($command, $private_info = false) fputs ($this — > socket, $command. «rn»); ❋ Unknown (2009)

He was in command from the outset Monday, despite the miserable conditions. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Having her 2nd in command is too scary for me. bernice ❋ Unknown (2008)

But Obama couldn’t be comfortable feeling that his canny second in command is quietly engineering a comeback. rose, texas ❋ Unknown (2008)

The slander about John Kerry’s Purple Hearts and courage in command is fallacious at best and spuriously shameful. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Except for low-level grunts caught on tape and one top figure (who says not without justification that she’s the scapegoat), no one in command is being punished. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Zebehr Pasha in command, is to be made up hereafter. ❋ Unknown (1885)

I realize the New America Foundation did not invent the phrase «command of the commons». ❋ David Morris (2011)

The title command marks the beginning of a new boot stanza, and its argument is the label that will be displayed for its entry in the menu, from the first non-white-space character to the end of the line. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Indeed, we are your humble servants, to follow your command is our only wish. ❋ Unknown (2009)

* Sort commands by popularity, and let the more popular a command is the more short it should be. ❋ Jonathan Aquino (2006)

BETHANY MARSHALL, PSYCHOANALYST, AUTHOR OF «DEALBREAKERS»: Well, when there ` s literally this type of overkill, multiple stab wounds, you can think of methamphetamine abuse on the part of the perpetrator or you could also think of a paranoid schizophrenic who ` s having what we call command hallucinations, it ` s rare and it ` s debatable but sometimes it does happen. ❋ Unknown (2008)

When he’s right, his command is about as good as anybody. ❋ Unknown (2004)

The Israelis have made no secret whatsoever that as part of their bombing campaign over the past nine days, they have gone after what they call command and control centers, including the leadership of Hezbollah. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Counter-Strike: Commands at work
Round 1
-T rushes-
-T sees Ct at spawn-
-T shoots at Ct-
-Player of Ct [press k] bound to «kill»-
-Ct dies immediately-
T: wtf
[Round 2]
-T rushes spawn-
-T shoots at Ct-
-Player of Ct press k again-
-Ct dies immediately-
T: omfg
[Round 3]
-T buys awp-
-Player of Ct press k again-
-Ct dies immediately-
T: WTF GAY NOOB ❋ Ranger Elite (2006)

«Sean was just getting a [lap dance] from that hillbilly stripper and just [commanded] in his pants!»
«Wow! That [wass] so awesome I may just command!» ❋ Bluebomber (2011)

[I can] [sit] on command ❋ Dexco (2018)

‘hey dude, i went [napa] and got [the commander] off [harriet] pope!’
‘wow dude! you’re so lucky thats my dream!!’ ❋ Haribobo (2012)

❋ Anonymous (2003)

so i was with [the commander], and once she didn’t want to [go out]…[no one] did. ❋ Riley Fresh (2009)

He saw the [brunette] first, so [Clark’s] gonna be [commander] tonight. ❋ Omni (2003)

[the commandments] make [life] [barable] ❋ Biscuit Bega (2006)

In addition to the flight [review], to act as [pilot] in command of an [aircraft] carrying passengers, ❋ Www.teacher-soft.com (2013)

[The commander] told me [to be at] the party at exactly 5pm sharp, and demanded I eat even though I wasn’t hungry. Doesn’[t he] know we are all created equal? He is so bossy. ❋ The Trombone (2019)

команда, командование, командовать, управлять, командный

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Словосочетания

to call out a command — выкрикнуть команду  
to issue a command — подавать команду  
to run the command — исполнять команду  
to try the command again — пытаться повторно выполнить команду  
in response to a command — по команде  
to arouse / win / command admiration — вызывать восторг, вызывать восхищение  
to command loyalty — быть лояльным  
maintenance crew / command — бригада технического обслуживания  
cancel command — команда отмены (напр., задания)  
filter command — команда фильтрации  

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Возможные однокоренные слова

commandant  — комендант, начальник
commander  — командир, командующий, начальник, командующий
commanding  — командующий, внушительный, доминирующий, начальствующий
commandment  — заповедь, приказ
commandite  — командитное товарищество, коммандитное товарищество

Формы слова

verb
I/you/we/they: command
he/she/it: commands
ing ф. (present participle): commanding
2-я ф. (past tense): commanded
3-я ф. (past participle): commanded

noun
ед. ч.(singular): command
мн. ч.(plural): commands

Princeton’s WordNetRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. command, bid, bidding, dictationnoun

   an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

2. commandnoun

   a military unit or region under the control of a single officer

3. commandnoun

   the power or authority to command

   «an admiral in command»

4. commandnoun

   availability for use

   «the materials at the command of the potters grew»

5. commandnoun

   a position of highest authority

   «the corporation has just undergone a change in command»

6. command, control, masterynoun

   great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity

   «a good command of French»

7. instruction, command, statement, program lineverb

   (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program

8. commandverb

   be in command of

   «The general commanded a huge army»

9. command, requireverb

   make someone do something

10. commandverb

    demand as one’s due

    «This speaker commands a high fee»; «The author commands a fair hearing from his readers»

11. dominate, command, overlook, overtopverb

    look down on

    «The villa dominates the town»

12. control, commandverb

    exercise authoritative control or power over

    «control the budget»; «Command the military forces»

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. commandnoun

   An order, a compelling task given to an inferior or a machine.

   I was given a command to cease shooting.

2. commandnoun

   The right or authority to order, control or dispose of; the right to be obeyed or to compel obedience.

   to have command of an army

3. commandnoun

   power of control, direction or disposal; mastery.

4. commandnoun

   A position of chief authority; a position involving the right or power to order or control.

   General Smith was placed in command.

5. commandnoun

   The act of commanding; exercise or authority of influence.

   Command cannot be otherwise than savage, for it implies an appeal to force, should force be needful. (H. Spencer, Social Statics, p. 180)

6. commandnoun

   A body or troops, or any naval or military force, under the control of a particular officer.

7. commandnoun

   Dominating situation; range or control or oversight; extent of view or outlook.

8. commandnoun

   A directive to a computer program acting as an interpreter of some kind, in order to perform a specific task.

9. commandnoun

   The degree of control a pitcher has over his pitches.

   He’s got good command tonight.

10. commandverb

    To order, give orders; to compel or direct with authority.

11. commandverb

    To have or exercise supreme power, control or authority over, especially military; to have under direction or control.

    to command an army or a ship

12. commandverb

    To require with authority; to demand, order, enjoin.

13. commandverb

    to dominate through ability, resources, position etc.; to overlook.

    Bridges commanded by a fortified house. (Motley.)

14. commandverb

    To exact, compel or secure by my moral influence; to deserve, claim.

15. commandverb

    To hold, to control the use of

    The fort commanded the bay.

16. Etymology: From comander (modern French commander), from *, from commendare, from com- + mandare, from mando. Compare commend, mandate.

Samuel Johnson’s DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Commandnoun

   Etymology: from the verb.

   1. The right of commanding; power; supreme authority. It is used in military affairs, as magistracy or government in civil life; with over.

   Take pity of your town and of your people,
   While yet my soldiers are in my command.
   William Shakespeare, Hen. V.

   With lightning fill her awful hand,
   And make the clouds seem all at her command.
   Edmund Waller.

   He assumed an absolute command over his readers.
   Dryden.

   2. Cogent authority; despotism.

   Those he commands move only in command,
   Nothing in love.
   William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   Command and force may often create, but can never cure, an aversion; and whatever any one is brought to by compulsion, he will leave as soon as he can.
   John Locke, on Education.

   3. The act of commanding; the mandate uttered; order.

   Of this tree we may not taste nor touch;
   God so commanded, and left that command
   Sole daughter of his voice.
   John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. ix.

   As there is no prohibition of it, so no command for it.
   Taylor.

   The captain gives command, the joyful train
   Glide through the gloomy shade, and leave the main.
   Dryd.

   4. The power of overlooking, or surveying any place.

   The steepy stand,
   Which overlooks the vale with wide command.
   John Dryden, Æn.

2. To COMMANDverb

   Etymology: commander, Fr. mando, Latin.

   1. To govern; to give orders to; to hold in subjection or obedience; contrary to obey.

   Look, this feather,
   Obeying with my wind when I do blow,
   And yielding to another when it blows,
   Commanded always by the greater gust;
   Such is the lightness of you common men.
   William Shakespeare, Hen. VI.

   Christ could command legions of angels to his rescue.
   Decay of Piety.

   Should he, who was thy lord, command thee now,
   With a harsh voice, and supercilious brow,
   To servile duties.
   John Dryden, Pers. Sat. 5.

   2. To order; to direct to be done; contrary to prohibit: sometimes formerly with of before the person.

   My conscience bids me ask, wherefore you have
   Commanded of me these most pois’nous compounds.
   William Shakespeare.

   We will sacrifice to the Lord our God, as he shall command us.
   Ex. viii. 27.

   3. To have in power.

   If the strong cane support thy walking hand,
   Chairmen no longer shall the wall command.
   John Gay, Trivia.

   4. To overlook; to have so subject as that it may be seen or annoyed.

   Up to the Eastern tower,
   Whose height commands as subject all the vale,
   To see the sight.
   William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida.

   His eye might there command, wherever stood
   City, of old or modern fame; the seat
   Of mightiest empire.
   John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. xi. l. 385.

   One side commands a view of the finest garden in the world.
   Joseph Addison, Guardian, №. 101.

3. To Commandverb

   To have the supreme authority; to possess the chief power; to govern.

   Those two commanding powers of the soul, the understanding or the will.
   Robert South, Sermons.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Command

   COMMAND.COM is the default command-line interpreter for MS-DOS, Windows 95-98, Windows 98SE and Windows Me. In the case of DOS, it is the default user interface as well. It has an additional role as the usual first program run after boot (init process), hence being responsible for setting up the system by running the AUTOEXEC.BAT configuration file, and being the ancestor of all processes.
   COMMAND.COM’s successor on OS/2 and Windows NT systems is cmd.exe, although COMMAND.COM is available in virtual DOS machines on IA-32 versions of those operating systems as well.
   The COMMAND.COM filename was also used by Disk Control Program (DCP), an MS-DOS derivative by the former East German VEB Robotron.The compatible command processor under FreeDOS is sometimes also named FreeCom.
   COMMAND.COM is a DOS program. Programs launched from COMMAND.COM are DOS programs that use the DOS API to communicate with the disk operating system.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Commandverb

   to order with authority; to lay injunction upon; to direct; to bid; to charge

2. Commandverb

   to exercise direct authority over; to have control of; to have at one’s disposal; to lead

3. Commandverb

   to have within a sphere of control, influence, access, or vision; to dominate by position; to guard; to overlook

4. Commandverb

   to have power or influence of the nature of authority over; to obtain as if by ordering; to receive as a due; to challenge; to claim; as, justice commands the respect and affections of the people; the best goods command the best price

5. Commandverb

   to direct to come; to bestow

6. Commandverb

   to have or to exercise direct authority; to govern; to sway; to influence; to give an order or orders

7. Commandverb

   to have a view, as from a superior position

8. Commandnoun

   an authoritative order requiring obedience; a mandate; an injunction

9. Commandnoun

   the possession or exercise of authority

10. Commandnoun

    authority; power or right of control; leadership; as, the forces under his command

11. Commandnoun

    power to dominate, command, or overlook by means of position; scope of vision; survey

12. Commandnoun

    control; power over something; sway; influence; as, to have command over one’s temper or voice; the fort has command of the bridge

13. Commandnoun

    a body of troops, or any naval or military force or post, or the whole territory under the authority or control of a particular officer

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1. Command

   A command in military terminology is an organisational unit for which the individual in Military command is responsible. A Commander will normally be specifically appointed to the role in order to provide a legal framework for the authority bestowed. Naval and military officers have legal authority by virtue of their officer’s commission, however the specific responsibilities and privileges of command are derived from the publication of appointment.
   The United States Department of Defense defines command as follows:
   2. An order given by a commander; that is, the will of the commander expressed for the purpose of bringing about a particular action.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Command

   kom-mand′, v.t. to order: to bid: to exercise supreme authority over: (Shak.) to demand: to cause to act: (Shak.) to exact: to have within sight, influence, or control.—v.i. to have chief authority: to govern.—n. an order: authority: message: the ability to overlook or influence: the thing commanded.—ns. Commandant′, an officer who has the command of a place or of a body of troops, Commandant′ship.—v.t. Commandeer′, to compel to military service.—ns. Command′er, one who commands: an officer in the navy next in rank under a captain; Command′er-in-chief, the highest staff appointment in the British army: the officer in supreme command of an army, or of the entire forces of the state; Command′ership; Command′ery, the district under a commander, specially used in connection with the Templars, the Hospitallers, and other religious orders.—adj. Command′ing, fitted to impress or control.—adv. Command′ingly.—n. Command′ment, a command: a precept.—Commander of the Faithful, a title of the caliphs.—At Command, available for use; On command, under orders.—Ten Commandments, the ten Mosaic laws: (slang) the ten finger-nails, used by women in fighting. [Fr. commander—L. commendāre—com, and mandāre, to entrust.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. command

   1. The authority that a commander in the armed forces lawfully exercises over subordinates by virtue of rank or assignment. Command includes the authority and responsibility for effectively using available resources and for planning the employment of, organizing, directing, coordinating, and controlling military forces for the accomplishment of assigned missions. It also includes responsibility for health, welfare, morale, and discipline of assigned personnel. 2. An order given by a commander; that is, the will of the commander expressed for the purpose of bringing about a particular action. 3. A unit or units, an organization, or an area under the command of one individual. Also called CMD. See also area command; combatant command; combatant command (command authority).

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. command

   The words of command are the terms used by officers in exercise
   or upon service. All commands belong to the senior officer. Also, in
   fortification, the height of the top of the parapet of a work above the
   level of the country, or above that of another work. Generally, one
   position is said to be commanded by another when it can be seen into
   from the latter.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. command

   In fortification, the height of the top of a parapet above the ground or another work.

2. command

   A body of troops, or any naval or military force or post, under the command of a particular officer. The word command, when applied to ground is synonymous with overlook; and any place thus commanded by heights within range of cannon is difficult to defend, if the enemy have been able to seize the heights.

3. command

   The 62d Article of War (new, 122) states who shall command when different corps of the army happen to join or do duty together, but as the wording of this article has been interpreted differently by different officers, it is thought best to give a decision rendered by President Fillmore on October 25, 1851, in General Orders from the War Department. The 62d Article of War provides that “If upon marches, guards, or in quarters, different corps of the army shall happen to join, or to do duty together, the officer highest in rank of the line of the army, marine corps, or militia, by commission there, on duty, or in quarters, shall command the whole and give orders for what is needful to the service, unless otherwise specially directed by the President of the United States, according to the nature of the case.” The interpretation of this act has long been a subject of controversy. The difficulty arises from the vague and uncertain meaning of the words “line of the army,” which neither in the English service nor in our own have a well-defined and invariable meaning. By some they are understood to designate the regular army as distinguished from the militia; by others as meant to discriminate between officers by ordinary commissions and those by brevet; and finally, by others, to designate an officer not belonging to the staff.

Matched Categories

1. • Authority
   • Demand
   • Dominate
   • Handiness
   • Lie
   • Military
   • Military Unit
   • Order
   • Skillfulness
   • Speech Act
   • Status

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word ‘command’ in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2880

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word ‘command’ in Nouns Frequency: #1092

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word ‘command’ in Verbs Frequency: #750

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of command in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of command in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of command in a Sentence

1. Allah Akbar:

   What ISIS does is I think it gives direction, organization, and because of its command of the social media can actually activate people in a way that was more random before, but, the general issue is radical Islam. And unless we have a president who immediately says this is a lone gunman, how does he know?

2. Craig Tucker:

   We are trying to work with the incident command for these wildfires to do a real assessment, we see there are thousands of fish floating downstream, but we really are having a difficult time figuring out how bad it is.

3. Captain Cherryl Tindog:

   The Western Command is saddened by the incident involving our fellow Filipinos, they are in stable condition, except for some bruises.

4. Top Biden:

   For those that carried out this attack as well as anyone who wishes America harm, know this: We will not forgive. We will not forget, we will hunt you down and make you pay. I will defend our interests and our people with every measure at my command.

5. Kyle Beach:

   I reported this, and I was made aware that it made it all the way up the chain of command by( mental skills coach Jim Gary), and nothing happened. It was like his life was the same as the day before. Same every day.

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Translations for command

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• beveel, opdrag, bevel, gebodAfrikaans
• командвам, командване, владея, контролирам, заповед, заповядвам, нарежданеBulgarian
• manat, ordreCatalan, Valencian
• přikázat, ovládat, rozkaz, povel, nařídit, příkaz, rozkázatCzech
• befehlen, Kommando, kommandieren, beherrschen, BefehlGerman
• εντολή, διοίκησηGreek
• komandi, ordonoEsperanto
• mandato, ordenSpanish
• juhtimaEstonian
• agindu, menBasque
• دستور, فرمان, تکاوری, اُردPersian
• käsky, hallita, hallinta, pitää, komento, komentaa, miehet, käskeäFinnish
• commande, commanderFrench
• tiomnúIrish
• òrdaich, òrdughScottish Gaelic
• mainshtyraght, smaghtManx
• פקודהHebrew
• parancsHungarian
• հրաման, հրամայելArmenian
• comandare, comando, ordinare, padronanza, ordineItalian
• 命令Japanese
• 명령, 命令Korean
• ēdictum, imperare, imperoLatin
• pavēlēt, pavēleLatvian
• komanderMalay
• opdracht, bevelen, bevel, commanderenDutch
• polecenie, komenda, rozkazPolish
• comandar, comando, mandar, ordemPortuguese
• kachayQuechua
• ordona, stăpâni, controla, comandaRomanian
• приказывать, команда, командование, приказRussian
• komanda, zȁpovēd, команда, zȁpovijēd, naredbaSerbo-Croatian
• ఉంచుకొనుట, ఆజ్ఞాపించు, ఉత్తరువు, ఆనతి, ఆజ్ఞ, అదుపులో ఉంచుTelugu
• สั่งThai
• utos, kautusanTagalog
• komutaTurkish

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I.noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a commanding lead (=a big lead)

▪ Alonso raced into a commanding lead.

be in command of the army

▪ He had gained respect and was placed in command of the army.

chain of command

▪ Symonds is third in the chain of command.

command a majority (=have a majority)

▪ They were one seat short of being able to command a majority in parliament.

command a salaryformal (= be able to get a particular salary)

▪ Which graduates command the highest salaries?

command a view (also afford a viewformal) (= if a place commands or affords a view, you can see that view from there)

▪ The room commanded an excellent view of the river.

command module

command performance

command post

command respect (=be respected)

▪ Lady Thatcher commanded huge respect from everyone she worked with.

commanding officer

▪ a commanding officer of the SAS

enjoy/command supportformal (= have support)

▪ His views were too extreme to command general support.

high command

▪ the German High Command

inspire/command sb’s loyalty (=make someone feel loyal to you)

▪ He inspires extraordinary loyalty among his staff.

line of command

▪ Decisions are taken by senior officers and fed down through the line of command to the ordinary soldiers.

obey an order/command/instruction

▪ The first duty of a soldier is to obey orders.

sb’s command of a language (=someone’s ability to speak a language)

▪ Does he have a good command of the language?

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

high

▪ This may be partly because neither the president nor the high command is confident that parts of the army might not rebel.

▪ At that point, higher command would take control of the unit.

▪ They all went to Maeda’s residence in Jakarta; he sent messages to the high command, but nobody turned up.

▪ Far away, artillery and helicopter units were alerted by higher command.

▪ Foreign currency profits translated into tuition for the progeny of the high command.

▪ The military high command, led by coup leader and Armed Forces C.-in-C.

▪ Letelier, who was replaced by Gen. Carlos Carvallo Yáñez, was moved to perform other tasks in the army high command.

joint

▪ The two armies have patently failed to form a joint command.

▪ In 1472 he was given joint command of an armed force sent to sea to resist the king’s enemies.

military

▪ The five-year agreement provided for regular consultations between the two ministries and supreme military commands.

▪ Chennault had become a major general by this time, and had his own independent military command, the Fourteenth Air Force.

▪ They even partitioned the archipelago into three quite separate military commands.

▪ The company wanted to create a military command center resembling the bridge of the Starship Enterprise.

▪ The military high command, led by coup leader and Armed Forces C.-in-C.

▪ The fact that he was entirely unsuited for military command, being incapable of making a decision, was irrelevant.

■ NOUN

centre

▪ This command centre is handy to use for your own files and is great when you’re designing applications at work.

▪ This command centre works better than using toolbar buttons to open files, especially with novice users.

▪ In contrast, no one can overlook this command centre!

▪ Close down Excel and load it again, but this time your command centre worksheet is automatically loaded.

▪ This also eliminates the need to scroll to find data, which would defeat the purpose of having a command centre.

▪ It’s a useful addition to make to your command centre as the text links will be more descriptive than icons.

▪ The girl-thing was in the command centre.

economy

▪ But there may be powerful grounds for saying that the command economy, is the culprit, rather than the management of it.

▪ The collapse of the command economy has given way to a good deal of racketeering and corruption.

▪ First, no country has a political economy that corresponds exactly to either the market economy or the command economy.

▪ There was wide disagreement about where and how to start dismantling the command economy, but none about the direction for progress.

▪ As an ideal type, however, a command economy need not be committed to such egalitarianism.

▪ The two ideal-type political economies are the market economy and the command economy.

file

▪ SYLOGIN.COM SYS$MANAGER:SYLOGIN.COM is your system-wide login command file.

▪ The module referred to by the keyword BUILT-BY is the command file which builds i.e compiles, links etc. the package.

▪ An example of a successful run of the startup command file is shown in Figure 2.2, Example Process Startup.

▪ Note that the startup command file automatically reclaims unused space in the mail file.

▪ Finally, batch files are covered in detail explaining why we use these compact command files and what each batch command does.

▪ If there is not a group called Startup, you need to create one using the command File New Group.

▪ SYSTARTUP-V5.COM SYS$MANAGER:SYSTARTUP-V5.COM is your site-specific system startup command file.

language

▪ But, because it’s a command language and not a page description language the facilities it possesses are adequate rather than sophisticated.

▪ And the C-based virtual object command language has been enlarged to over 500 commands, making the system more accessible to non-programmers.

▪ Users make their requests in a simple command language.

line

▪ Mercifully, the Windows shell offers you tick boxes instead of command line switches to make life a little easier.

▪ Both are really unfriendly, as they’re driven by command line switches.

▪ The reports also criticise ill-defined command lines.

▪ The final mode is described as Command mode, and, essentially, gives command line access to the FastLynx program.

▪ It’s ideal for die-hard command line aficionados, and brings with it lots of switches and specifiers.

▪ You have not included the name of the batch queue in the command line.

module

▪ Changes were made to the command module.

▪ Beneath them the underside of the command module comprised a specially designed shield that protected them from the heat of re-entry.

▪ The command module pilot faced the centre of the panel.

▪ Consider the atmosphere in the Apollo command module.

▪ The coolant could then be circulated back into the command module.

▪ The command module would then use its parachutes to land.

▪ Their role was to pull the main three-parachute system from the command module.

▪ Figure 4.21 A view of the Skylab station from the command module used in the third and final mission.

performance

▪ In 1925 the sketch was featured in the royal command performance.

post

▪ A command post was operating in Rukaramu.

▪ The demonic forces have their command post in the basement offices of the psychology department.

▪ Regrouping at the Colonel’s command post began around 0300 hours, 90 minutes after landing.

▪ The occasional sound of small-arms fire punctuated the lunchtime action at the company command post.

▪ The government forces concentrated their efforts on the destruction of the Mbari command post.

▪ We got three bunkered command posts destroyed here.

▪ The living room was fitted as a command post with radio and large-scale maps on the wall.

▪ My office became the temporary command post.

step

▪ The sequence generator produces the phase control signals and is triggered by step command pulses from a constant frequency clock.

▪ The first step command is then sent to the excitation sequence control, which changes the phase excitation in the motor.

▪ The step commands are also input to the downcounter, which records the instantaneous position of the system relative to the target.

▪ The position detector pulse sent to the control unit is used to generate the next step command.

structure

▪ South Ossetia’s nationalist fighters were estimated to number 3,000, although they had no united command structure.

▪ Marshall argued, correctly, that this would create an unworkable command structure.

▪ The command structure of authority may be shown by an organisation chart, or may be documented in schedules or manuals.

▪ The authors were not insensitive to the problems the dual command structure presents.

▪ Everyone had their place in a civilian command structure that was echoed by the ranks of the Home Guard.

▪ The command structure, then, began at court and centred around the king.

▪ The military command structure of the Khmer Rouge is tight at the top and loose at the bottom.

▪ Job control can be ineffective if the command structure is not properly laid down.

■ VERB

assume

▪ He more willingly identifies himself as Clinton’s loyal lieutenant, ready to assume full command.

▪ The thirty-four-year-old general assumed command of all the troops in the Washington area only six days after Bull Run.

▪ Once more, the contrast with Lanfranc, who assumed command with easy confidence, is striking.

▪ Since he outranked Beauregard, Johnston assumed top command.

▪ Or does another fish quickly take over and assume command?

▪ Meanwhile, Paredes arrived at Lagos and immediately assumed command of the forces there.

▪ Don Steuer, assumed command of the combined Coronado base.

▪ Jean-Jacques Dessalines assumed command of the army in 1803.

execute

▪ This will execute a command in every subdirectory of a hard disk.

▪ Only tap Enter to start a new paragraph, after a heading, or to execute a command.

give

▪ Even so, he was given a garrison command at Rockingham.

▪ I heard him give a command and right after the command it sounded like a lightning crash….

▪ The mahout, as he gives a command, reinforces the order with leg pressure just as if riding a horse.

▪ This macro sets the printer for single sheets and gives the command to print full text. 10.

▪ Not having to give verbal commands seemed uncanny at first, but before long it just seemed natural.

▪ You define the macro by deciding which keystrokes are activated and which keys are used to give the command.

▪ Money is also a claim in that it gives the holder command over goods and services in the market place.

▪ Soon after the hostilities recommenced, General Winfield Scott was given command of the army in Florida.

issue

▪ Even had Schumacher issued the command to stop, it would have been futile.

▪ You can not issue a command from within a program that will remove it.

▪ Ronni got in, feeling a welcome dart of annoyance at the way he had issued that curt command.

obey

▪ Without a grumble she forced protesting muscles to obey her commands.

▪ The father did not obey the holders or commands, he uttered them.

▪ I fell under his freezing spell, obeying all his commands without thinking.

▪ The nurse would not obey her own commands.

▪ Thus, Ahab is relieved to know that Star-buck does finally obey his commands.

▪ In a choice between meekly obeying his commands and being publicly humiliated there really was no choice.

▪ She stood transfixed, with one hand out, but her fingers failed to obey the command to take the proffered bag.

place

▪ By placing Franco in overall command, the Nationalists made a quantum leap forward in their efforts to secure victory.

▪ It says Exxon recklessly contributed to the accident by knowingly placing an alcoholic in command of the supertanker.

▪ When Barracouta’s captain died in 1823 Vidal was placed in command and confirmed in the rank of commander.

relieve

▪ Falkenhayn was relieved of his command by the Kaiser in August and replaced by Hindenburg and Ludendorff.

▪ Within two weeks of the attack, both men were relieved of their commands and automatically demoted to two-star rank.

▪ It was a dismal day at Frederick when the news was promulgated that General Hooker was relieved of the command.

▪ Army officers whose commissions were based on nothing more than a personal friendship with Santa Anna were relieved of their commands.

▪ This is exactly what happened when John MacLeod was relieved of his command.

take

▪ John Bond’s side never got a look in as Quakers took command in the first half hour.

▪ It swept a road weekend in Arizona and thereby took command of the conference race.

▪ Women are taking command of organised crime: negotiating syndicate structures, mapping strategy, clinching deals and ordering executions.

▪ He directed me to take command.

▪ About ten years later this policy was changed, enabling senior officers to take command.

▪ However, Lincoln took command, using an 11-4 edge for the victory.

use

▪ But to change the text, you had to exit that mode, using a specific command, and enter edit mode.

▪ To display both documents, use the WordPerfect Window command.

▪ Unfortunately the filters used in the command module were the wrong shape to fit into the lunar module.

▪ The same Program Item can be included in several program groups by selecting it and using the copy command.

▪ All statements can also be used as direct commands.

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

relieve sb of their post/duties/command etc

your wish is my command

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

▪ Admiral Collingwood gave the command to open fire.

▪ An officer stood on one of the tanks and began shouting commands through a loudspeaker.

▪ Fire when I give the command.

▪ If any of the King’s subjects refused to obey one of his commands, they were put to death.

▪ These pilots belong to the Southern Air Command.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

▪ A 12-hour alarm sounds off at your command.

▪ I heard him give a command and right after the command it sounded like a lightning crash….

▪ I ignored his command and took off after him, racing along as fast as my legs could carry me.

▪ Money Your finances are looking healthy and you feel confident that you’re in command of your cash.

▪ That protecting Union line once broken left my command not only on the right flank but obliquely in rear of it.

▪ The command structure, then, began at court and centred around the king.

▪ The Allied command was not unified.

▪ We do advise you to dig out the manual that came with your modem to help make sense of the relevant commands.

II.verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

ability

▪ The interest of the episode lies in Gloucester’s ability to command his brother’s men, even in controversial assignments.

▪ And in those 50 years, the ability of members to command outside income has been vastly eroded.

▪ She knew its subterranean power, its ability to command loyalty.

▪ A neutral head of proved ability who would command the confidence of the Nation is hard to find.

▪ It doesn’t say much for her ability to command respect — and respect is not the same as fear.

army

▪ If Krupp commanded his armies of workers, Richard Wagner expected total subservience from his audience.

▪ Short was a three-star lieutenant general commanding the Army in Hawaii.

▪ But he still commands the army, and the loyalty of many of its officers.

▪ Montgomery was appointed to command the Eighth Army.

▪ Similar concerns exist about the respect that the armed forces chief, Admiral Widodo, commands among senior army officers.

attention

▪ If any sector commands attention for the immediate future of food, it is the women.

▪ Fund raising and development of new academy facilities will likely command the attention of her successor.

▪ It has an urgency and personalization that commands attention.

▪ The megaliths command our attention, inspiring us with awe and curiousity.

▪ Although the place has periodically been a restaurant as well as a bar, never before has the food commanded such attention.

▪ The dinosaurs alone have commanded as much popular attention as the rest of the fossil animal kingdom combined.

▪ However, it is the watch tower beside them that commands the attention.

fee

▪ Sridevi commands a fee of around £40,000 a movie.

▪ If her program beats me, her broker could use that to command higher fees.

fleet

▪ Ariabignes, one of the older half-brothers, commanded the fleets of Ionia and Karia.

▪ The appointment of Nagumo, whose speciality was torpedo warfare, to command the First Air Fleet was an example.

▪ In August of the following year he commanded another fleet bringing Louis much needed reinforcements.

▪ Rear-Admiral von Reuter, anticipating renewed conflict, commanded his fleet of seventy-two ships to be either scuttled or beached.

force

▪ Not only do they command force, but they exert a moral appeal as well.

loyalty

▪ Yet open markets still command intense loyalty.

▪ But in the long run the city of Mondovi could not command the loyalties of its dependent territory.

▪ She knew its subterranean power, its ability to command loyalty.

▪ Much will depend on whether the government of Mr Hun Sen can continue to command the loyalty of its troops and bureaucrats.

▪ He commands uncommon loyalty from workers despite sometimes harsh personnel policies.

▪ Because of this tradition and the power of their numbers, these organizations command deep loyalty from the workers.

majority

▪ The National Party, the party of government since 1948, continues to command a majority in the House of Assembly.

▪ Even in re-election, he fell a shade shy of commanding a majority.

▪ Proposals for the expansion of post-school education are therefore likely to command majority support.

▪ Such coalitions are especially important in legislatures where no single party commands a majority.

▪ The difficulty is to find a solution that will command majority support in the House.

▪ He insisted that his new administration could command a majority in the country’s 38-member legislature.

▪ Last year they still commanded a majority — 54 percent.

price

▪ The idea is to reward young artists who would rarely command their highest price on the first sale.

▪ Tighter health budgets mean new drugs have to be very good indeed to command high prices.

▪ But local producers have lesser reputations and command lower export prices.

▪ For example, Treasury 10.5% 1999 at present commands a price of £104 15/16 to give a gross redemption yield of 10.01%.

▪ Guillaume was interested in him again as his work was beginning to command higher prices.

▪ Let market forces rip, they thought, and talent would automatically command its market price.

▪ It’s a pity the recommended individual commanded too high a price.

squadron

▪ Before he was shot down he commanded a Hurricane squadron and was promoted Wing Commander while he was recovering from his injuries.

stage

▪ On the company news front, brewing giant Whitbread commanded centre stage.

▪ Amid the glorious columned arches and baroque ornamentation of the Academy, Frederick Taylor commanded center stage.

▪ From the moment he appeared, bathed in white-hot light, Manson commanded the stage.

▪ Carter turns out to be formidable, commanding and a real stage actress.

support

▪ Programmes would wither away if they did not command sufficient local support.

▪ This is an all-star team that commands support and respect.

▪ The coterie of would-be revolutionaries commanded no widespread support.

▪ It is a standard which even today does not command the support of a majority of this Court….

▪ Proposals for the expansion of post-school education are therefore likely to command majority support.

▪ There are other changes which would command general support.

▪ Clearly, this is a programme which could command considerable support, but its development has been impeded by several problems.

▪ The difficulty is to find a solution that will command majority support in the House.

unit

▪ He, himself, commanded a unit and its armoury included two Thompson sub-machine guns.

view

▪ The lighthouse and cottages are still lived in and command extensive views of Hull waterfront and the Humber Bridge.

▪ From the porch of Fembank, he had a commanding view of Mitford.

▪ Its most impressive feature, a large round tower or donjon, commands an eastern view of the Dee estuary.

▪ Though the summit commands a view of many miles in all directions, no sign of man is any longer visible.

▪ I ran into the house and upstairs into Mrs Goreng’s dressing-room, which commanded the best view.

▪ Her porch commanded a view fit for an empress.

▪ But it was kind of him to have organised this — and at least they would command a good view of the bridge.

▪ Now bereft of roofs and windows, its sightless eyes command a superb view of the Swale far below.

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

your wish is my command

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

▪ Admiral Boyle commanded the entire crew to assemble on deck.

▪ Dr. Young commands a great deal of respect as a surgeon.

▪ Ford Motor Co. commands 16% of the market.

▪ Giannuli’s office commands a view of the Capitol Dome in Sacramento.

▪ Lee commanded the 101st Airborne division in World War II.

▪ The King had the power to command that parliament be dissolved.

▪ Traditionally, miners commanded higher wages than other workers.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

▪ Almost all those provisions command bipartisan support.

▪ And yet you command me — speaking with your father’s voice — to answer you.

▪ Her porch commanded a view fit for an empress.

▪ I commanded an officers training corps.

▪ Its most impressive feature, a large round tower or donjon, commands an eastern view of the Dee estuary.

▪ Received opinion in the art world is that he could command tens of thousands for each portrait.

▪ Top free agent tackles have been commanding $ 3 million a year.

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COMMAND

From Old French commander, from Latin com- (intensive) + mandāre to entrust, enjoin, command.

PRONUNCIATION OF COMMAND

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMMAND

Command is a verb and can also act as a noun.

WHAT DOES COMMAND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of command in the English dictionary

The first definition of command in the dictionary is to order, require, or compel. Other definition of command is to have or be in control or authority over. Command is also to have knowledge or use of.

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• Defenition of the word command

  • To look down on.
  • That which is enjoined or ordered to one or several persons by a superior authority.
  • availability for use; «the materials at the command of the potters grew»
  • the power or authority to command: «an admiral in command»
  • a military unit or region under the control of a single officer
  • a position of highest authority; «the corporation has just undergone a change in command»
  • be in command of; «The general commanded a huge army»
  • demand as one’s due: «This speaker commands a high fee»; «The author commands a fair hearing from his readers»
  • an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
  • great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; «a good command of French»
  • make someone do something
  • exercise authoritative control or power over; «control the budget»; «Command the military forces»
  • look down on; «The villa dominates the town»
  • (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
  • the power or authority to command; «an admiral in command»
  • demand as one»s due; «This speaker commands a high fee»; «The author commands a fair hearing from his readers»
  • availability for use
  • the power or authority to command
  • great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
  • a position of highest authority
  • be in command of
  • demand as one’s due
  • exercise authoritative control or power over
  • look down on

Synonyms for the word command

• • appreciation
  • authority
  • be in charge
  • bid
  • bidding
  • charge
  • commandment
  • compel
  • control
  • decree
  • demand
  • dictation
  • direct
  • directive
  • dominate
  • domination
  • dominion
  • expertise
  • grasp
  • instruct
  • instruction
  • lead
  • mandate
  • mastery
  • order
  • overlook
  • overtop
  • power
  • program line
  • require
  • rule
  • statement
  • sway
  • thorough knowledge
  • understanding

Similar words in the command

• • command
  • commandant
  • commandant’s
  • commandants
  • commanded
  • commandeer
  • commandeered
  • commandeering
  • commandeers
  • commander
  • commander’s
  • commanders
  • commanding
  • commandment’s
  • commando
  • commando’s
  • commandos
  • commands

Meronymys for the word command

• • computer program
  • computer programme
  • program
  • programme

Hyponyms for the word command

• • ACC
  • AFSPC
  • Air Combat Command
  • Air Force Space Command
  • becharm
  • behest
  • burden
  • call
  • call the shots
  • call the tune
  • care
  • channelise
  • channelize
  • charge
  • charm
  • command line
  • commandment
  • commission
  • corner
  • countermand
  • deal
  • direct
  • direction
  • disallow
  • dominate
  • draw rein
  • dwarf
  • forbid
  • general
  • govern
  • guide
  • handle
  • harness
  • head
  • hold
  • hold one’s own
  • hold sway
  • injunction
  • interdict
  • internationalise
  • internationalize
  • link
  • macro
  • macro instruction
  • manage
  • maneuver
  • manoeuver
  • manoeuvre
  • master
  • monopolise
  • monopolize
  • nix
  • officer
  • open sesame
  • order
  • overshadow
  • point
  • preoccupy
  • preside
  • prohibit
  • proscribe
  • regiment
  • rein
  • rein in
  • requisition
  • rule
  • saddle
  • shadow
  • steer
  • system error
  • toggle
  • veto
  • wear the trousers

Hypernyms for the word command

• • accessibility
  • authorisation
  • authority
  • authorization
  • availability
  • availableness
  • code
  • computer code
  • demand
  • dominance
  • dominate
  • enjoin
  • exact
  • force
  • handiness
  • lie
  • master
  • military force
  • military group
  • military unit
  • order
  • position
  • potency
  • say
  • say-so
  • skillfulness
  • speech act
  • status
  • tell

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