Definition
Meaning of 'command'
Meaning of 'command' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Command 
[ n.]
- An authoritative order requiring obedience; a mandate; an
injunction. [ n.]- The possession or exercise of authority.
- Authority; power or right of control; leadership; as, the forces under his command.
- Power to dominate, command, or overlook by means of position; scope of vision; survey.
- Control; power over something; sway; influence; as, to have command over one's temper or voice; the fort has command of the bridge.
- 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.
2. Command [ v. i.]
- To have or to exercise direct authority; to govern; to
sway; to influence; to give an order or orders. [ v. i.]- To have a view, as from a superior position.
3. Command [ v. t.]
- To order with authority; to lay injunction upon; to
direct; to bid; to charge. [ v. t.]- To exercise direct authority over; to have control of; to have at one's disposal; to lead.
- To have within a sphere of control, influence, access, or vision; to dominate by position; to guard; to overlook.
- 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.
- To direct to come; to bestow.
Meaning of 'command' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. command [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
- great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
Example in sentence:
- a good command of French
Meaning (2):
- the power or authority to command
- the power or authority to command
Example in sentence:
- an admiral in command
Meaning (3):
- a position of highest authority
- a position of highest authority
Example in sentence:
- the corporation has just undergone a change in command
Meaning (4):
- availability for use
- availability for use
Example in sentence:
- the materials at the command of the potters grew
2. command [ v]
[ v]Meaning (5):
- exercise authoritative control or power over
- exercise authoritative control or power over
Example in sentence:
- Command the military forces;
- control the budget
Meaning (6):
- be in command of
- be in command of
Example in sentence:
- The general commanded a huge army
Meaning (7):
- look down on
- look down on
Example in sentence:
- The villa dominates the town
Meaning (8):
- demand as one's due
- demand as one's due
Example in sentence:
- The author commands a fair hearing from his readers;
- This speaker commands a high fee
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