command
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: simple
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Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Latin con-
Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der.
Proto-Italic *manus
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tder.
Proto-Italic *-ðō
Proto-Italic *manuðō
Latin mandō
Latin commendō
▲
Latin mandōinflu.
Latin commandāre
Old French comanderbor.
Middle English comaunden
English command
From Middle English commanden, commaunden, comaunden, comanden, from Old French comander, from Late Latin commandāre, from Latin commendāre. Ultimately from Latin com- + mandō (whence ultimately also commend (a doublet), mandate, and recommend), from manus + -dō.
Compare typologically Russian поручи́ть (poručítʹ), поруче́ние (poručénije), руководи́ть (rukovodítʹ), руководи́тель (rukovodítelʹ) related to рука́ (ruká).
Inflected forms:
form: commands
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: commands
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: commanding
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: commanded
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: commanded
pos: verb
tags: past
form: no-table-tags
pos: verb
tags: table-tags
form: glossary
pos: verb
tags: inflection-template
form: command
pos: verb
tags: infinitive
form: command
pos: verb
tags: first-person
present
singular
form: commanded
pos: verb
tags: first-person
past
singular
form: command
pos: verb
tags: present
second-person
singular
form: commandest
pos: verb
tags: archaic
present
second-person
singular
form: commanded
pos: verb
tags: past
second-person
singular
form: commandedst
pos: verb
tags: archaic
past
second-person
singular
form: commands
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: commandeth
pos: verb
tags: archaic
present
singular
third-person
form: commanded
pos: verb
tags: past
singular
third-person
form: command
pos: verb
tags: plural
present
form: commanded
pos: verb
tags: past
plural
form: command
pos: verb
tags: present
subjunctive
form: commanded
pos: verb
tags: past
subjunctive
form: command
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: -
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: commanding
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: commanded
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
Senses:
gloss: An order to do something.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: I was given a command to cease shooting.
gloss: The right or authority to order, control or dispose of; the right to be obeyed or to compel obedience.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: to have command of an army
GAGE, at that time, had command of troops near the lakes; and fearing an attack from the Indians, had called for some new recruits from Massachusetts; but the Assembly judged them not necessary.
It wasn't a decisive operation, and Carthage still had command of Spain.
gloss: power of control, direction or disposal; mastery.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: he had command of the situation
England has long held command of the sea
a good command of language
The Indians had command of the lands and the waters — command of all their beneficial use, whether kept for hunting, 'and grazing roving herds of stock,' or turned to agriculture and the arts of civilization.
gloss: A position of chief authority; a position involving the right or power to order or control.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: General Smith was placed in command.
gloss: The act of commanding; exercise or authority of influence.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Command cannot be otherwise than savage, for it implies an appeal to force, should force be needful.
gloss: A body or troops, or any naval or military force, under the control of a particular officer; by extension, any object or body in someone's charge.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: I asked myself what I was to do there, now my boat was lost. As a matter of fact, I had plenty to do in fishing my command out of the river.
Filing a complaint against a police officer in New Bedford without the benefit of witnesses is difficult, if not impossible. The police command, from sergeant to chief, is summarily defensive of the actions of police officers.
gloss: Dominating situation; range or control or oversight; extent of view or outlook.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: A directive to a computer program acting as an interpreter of some kind, in order to perform a specific task.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: The degree of control a pitcher has over his pitches.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: He's got good command tonight.
gloss: A command performance.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Atkinson […] had hinted to me that the Duke of Richmond was so delighted with my acting that he should not be surprised if there was a second command.
gloss: To order, give orders; to compel or direct with authority.
pos: verb
tags: ambitransitive
examples: The soldier was commanded to cease firing.
The king commanded his servant to bring him dinner.
We are commanded to forgive our enemies, but you never read that we are commanded to forgive our friends.
Go to your mistress: / Say, I command her come to me.
gloss: To have or exercise supreme power, control or authority over, especially military; to have under direction or control.
pos: verb
tags: ambitransitive
examples: to command an army or a ship
Monmouth commanded the English auxiliaries.
Such aid as I can spare you shall command.
gloss: To require with authority; to demand, order, enjoin.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: he commanded silence
If thou be the son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
The reasons for this growing disconnect are myriad and complex but the situation is exacerbated by the reality that those English players who do smash through our game's "glass ceiling" command radically inflated transfer fees.
gloss: to dominate through ability, resources, position etc.; to overlook.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: Bridges commanded by a fortified house. (Motley.)
This observation deck commands a breathtaking view of San Francisco Bay.
gloss: To exact, compel or secure by influence; to deserve, claim.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: A good magistrate commands the respect and affections of the people.
Justice commands the respect and affections of the people.
The best goods command the best price.
This job commands a salary of £30,000.
Was the family prostrated by grief? Was the sorrow at Mrs. Inglethorp’s death so great? I realized that there was an emotional lack in the atmosphere. The dead woman had not the gift of commanding love. Her death was a shock and a distress, but she would not be passionately regretted.
gloss: To hold, to control the use of.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: The fort commanded the bay.
Two wooden bridges led across the river; each was commanded by a fortified house
Up to the eastern tower, / Whose height commands as subject all the vale.
December 1699, Joseph Addison, letter to William Congreve
One [side] commands a view of the finest garden.
[…] they made considerable progress in the art of embalming the wild fruits of their native land, so that they might command cranberries and hindberries at all times and seasons.
gloss: To have a view (of), as from a superior position.
pos: verb
tags: ambitransitive
archaic
examples: Farr and wide his eye commands.
I pulled in hand over hand on the cord, and when I judged myself near enough, rose at infinite risk to about half my height and thus commanded the roof and a slice of the interior of the cabin.
Snowsheds and snow fences protect the line on either side of Semskfjell, but the country soon begins to lose some of its bleakness, and the tree line is regained at Lønsdal (1,680 ft. above sea-level), where the line is high on a hillside, commanding widespread views of the mountains.
gloss: To direct to come; to bestow.
pos: verb
tags: obsolete
examples: I will command my blessing upon you.
Synonyms: behest
bidding
command
commandment
decree
demand
dictate
diktat
directive
direction
edict
fiat
hest
injunction
instruction
irade
mandate
order
precept
ruling
ukase
Related words: commend
mandate
manipulation
manual
manufacture
manuscript
recommend
imperative mood
law
obey
disobey
compulsory
Derived words: at command
c-command
command and control
command and service module
command hierarchy
commandless
commandlet
command line interface
command-line interface
command-line interpreter
command paper
command pattern
command processing overhead time
command responsibility
commandwide
countercommand
cybercommand
divine command theory
in command
metacommand
miscommand
multicommand
on command
pilot in command
second-in-command
subcommand
take command
telecommand
voice command
Wernicke's command
chain of command
commandability
commandable
command economy
commandeer
commander
commandery
command guidance
commanding
commandism
Command key
command language
command line
commandment
command module
command performance
command post
high command
second in command
self-command
trains command
your wish is my command
Translations:
lang: Afrikaans
word: bevel
lang: Afrikaans
word: opdrag
lang: Afrikaans
word: gebod
lang: Albanian
word: urdhër
lang: Arabic
word: أَمْر
roman: ʔamr
lang: Arabic
word: حُكْم
roman: ḥukm
lang: Arabic
word: امر
roman: amr
lang: Armenian
word: հրաման
roman: hraman
lang: Aromanian
word: dimãndari
lang: Aromanian
word: dimãndare
lang: Azerbaijani
word: buyruq
lang: Bashkir
word: бойороҡ
roman: boyoroq
lang: Basque
word: agindu
lang: Basque
word: men
lang: Belarusian
word: зага́д
roman: zahád
lang: Belarusian
word: кама́нда
roman: kamánda
lang: Belarusian
word: прыка́з
roman: prykáz
lang: Belarusian
word: раска́з
roman: raskáz
lang: Bengali
word: আদেশ
roman: adeś
lang: Bengali
word: আজ্ঞা
roman: ajna
lang: Bulgarian
word: за́повед
roman: zápoved
lang: Bulgarian
word: наре́ждане
roman: naréždane
lang: Bulgarian
word: повеле́ние
roman: povelénie
lang: Bulgarian
word: кома́нда
roman: kománda
lang: Burmese
word: အမိန့်
roman: a.min.
lang: Catalan
word: ordre
lang: Catalan
word: manat
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 命令
roman: ming⁶ ling⁶
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 命令
roman: mìnglìng
lang: Czech
word: příkaz
lang: Czech
word: rozkaz
lang: Czech
word: povel
lang: Danish
word: ordre
lang: Dutch
word: opdracht
lang: Dutch
word: bevel
lang: Egyptian
word: wD-w-Y1
roman: wḏ
lang: Esperanto
word: komando
lang: Esperanto
word: ordono
lang: Estonian
word: käsk
lang: Finnish
word: käsky
lang: Finnish
word: komento
lang: French
word: commandement
lang: French
word: ordre
lang: Old French
word: comandement
lang: Galician
word: orde
lang: Galician
word: mandado
lang: Georgian
word: ბრძანება
roman: brʒaneba
lang: Georgian
word: განკარგულება
roman: ganḳarguleba
lang: German
word: Befehl
lang: German
word: Kommando
lang: Greek
word: εντολή
roman: entolí
lang: Ancient Greek
word: ἐντολή
roman: entolḗ
lang: Ancient Greek
word: κέλευσμα
roman: kéleusma
lang: Hebrew
word: פְּקֻדּה
roman: pkuda
lang: Hebrew
word: מצווה
lang: Hebrew
word: מִצְוָה
roman: mitsvá
lang: Hindi
word: आदेश
roman: ādeś
lang: Hindi
word: आज्ञा
roman: ājñā
lang: Hindi
word: दस्तूर
roman: dastūr
lang: Hindi
word: फ़रमान
roman: farmān
lang: Hindi
word: अम्र
roman: amr
lang: Hindi
word: हुक्म
roman: hukma
lang: Hungarian
word: parancs
lang: Indonesian
word: aba-aba
lang: Irish
word: tiomnú
lang: Italian
word: comando
lang: Italian
word: ordine
lang: Japanese
word: 命令
roman: meirei
lang: Kazakh
word: бұйрық
roman: būiryq
lang: Khmer
word: បង្គាប់
roman: bɑɑbɑngkŏəp
lang: Khmer
word: បញ្ជា
roman: bɑɑbɑñciə
lang: Khmer
word: អាណា
roman: ʼaanaa
lang: Korean
word: 명령
roman: myeongnyeong
lang: Central Kurdish
word: فەرمان
roman: ferman
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: firman
lang: Kyrgyz
word: буйрук
roman: buyruk
lang: Lao
word: ຄຳສັ່ງ
lang: Latin
word: ēdictum
lang: Latin
word: iussus
lang: Latin
word: mandātum
lang: Latvian
word: pavēle
lang: Lithuanian
word: įsakymas
lang: Macedonian
word: наредба
roman: naredba
lang: Macedonian
word: заповед
roman: zapoved
lang: Macedonian
word: команда
roman: komanda
lang: Mongolian
word: тушаал
roman: tušaal
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: ordre
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: kommando
lang: Occitan
word: òrdre
lang: Church Slavic
word: заповѣдь
roman: zapovědĭ
lang: Old English
word: bebod
lang: Old English
word: hǣs
lang: Oromo
word: ajaja
lang: Pashto
word: امر
lang: Pashto
word: حکم
roman: hokm
lang: Iranian Persian
word: فَرْمان
roman: farmân
lang: Iranian Persian
word: دَسْتور
roman: dastur
lang: Iranian Persian
word: اَمْر
roman: amr
lang: Iranian Persian
word: حُکْم
roman: hokm
lang: Plautdietsch
word: Befäl
lang: Plautdietsch
word: Jeheet
lang: Polish
word: rozkaz
lang: Polish
word: komenda
lang: Portuguese
word: comando
lang: Portuguese
word: ordem
lang: Romanian
word: ordin
lang: Romanian
word: comandă
lang: Russian
word: прика́з
roman: prikáz
lang: Russian
word: кома́нда
roman: kománda
lang: Russian
word: повеле́ние
roman: povelénije
lang: Russian
word: нака́з
roman: nakáz
lang: Russian
word: приказа́ние
roman: prikazánije
lang: Russian
word: распоряже́ние
roman: rasporjažénije
lang: Sanskrit
word: आज्ञा
roman: ājñā
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: òrdugh
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: за̏пове̄д
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: за̏повије̄д
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: ко̀ма̄нда
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: на́редба
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: zȁpovēd
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: zȁpovijēd
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: kòmānda
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: náredba
lang: Slovak
word: príkaz
lang: Slovak
word: rozkaz
lang: Slovene
word: ukȁz
lang: Spanish
word: comandamiento
lang: Spanish
word: mandado
lang: Swedish
word: order
lang: Swedish
word: kommando
lang: Tagalog
word: utos
lang: Tagalog
word: kautusan
lang: Tajik
word: амр
roman: amr
lang: Tajik
word: фармон
roman: farmon
lang: Tajik
word: дастур
roman: dastur
lang: Tajik
word: ҳукм
roman: hukm
lang: Tatar
word: боерык
roman: boyırıq
lang: Telugu
word: ఆజ్ఞ
roman: ājña
lang: Telugu
word: ఉత్తరువు
roman: uttaruvu
lang: Telugu
word: ఆనతి
roman: ānati
lang: Thai
word: สั่ง
roman: sàng
lang: Thai
word: คำสั่ง
roman: kam-sàng
lang: Thai
word: อาเทศ
roman: aa-têet
lang: Thai
word: บัญชา
roman: ban-chaa
lang: Tocharian B
word: raki
lang: Turkish
word: emir
lang: Turkish
word: komut
lang: Turkish
word: buyruk
lang: Ottoman Turkish
word: امر
roman: emr, emir
lang: Ottoman Turkish
word: فرمان
roman: ferman
lang: Turkmen
word: buýruk
lang: Ukrainian
word: нака́з
roman: nakáz
lang: Ukrainian
word: кома́нда
roman: kománda
lang: Ukrainian
word: прика́з
roman: prykáz
lang: Ukrainian
word: ро́зказ
roman: rózkaz
lang: Ukrainian
word: за́гад
roman: záhad
lang: Ukrainian
word: розпоря́дження
roman: rozporjádžennja
lang: Urdu
word: حُکْم
roman: hukm
lang: Urdu
word: فَرْمان
roman: farmān
lang: Urdu
word: اَمْر
roman: amr
lang: Urdu
word: دَسْتُور
roman: dastūr
lang: Uyghur
word: بۇيرۇق
roman: buyruq
lang: Uzbek
word: buyruq
lang: Vietnamese
word: mệnh lệnh