Command

Word COMMAND
Character 7
Hyphenation com mand
Pronunciations /kəˈmɑːnd/

Definitions and meanings of "Command"

What do we mean by command?

To direct with authority; give orders to. intransitive verb

To have control or authority over; rule. intransitive verb

To have at one's disposal. intransitive verb

To deserve and receive as due; exact. intransitive verb

To exercise dominating, authoritative influence over. intransitive verb

To dominate by physical position; overlook. intransitive verb

To give orders. intransitive verb

To exercise authority or control as or as if one is a commander. intransitive verb

The act of commanding. noun

An order given with authority. noun

A signal that initiates an operation defined by an instruction. noun

The authority to command. noun

Possession and exercise of the authority to command. noun

Ability to control or use; mastery. noun

Dominance by location; extent of view. noun

The jurisdiction of a commander. noun

A military unit, post, district, or region under the control of one officer. noun

An order to do something.

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

Power of control, direction or disposal; mastery.

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

The act of commanding; exercise or authority of influence.

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.

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

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

The degree of control a pitcher has over his pitches.

A command performance.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Command

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The word "command" in example sentences

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. "\r\n"); ❋ 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)

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