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command

/ command /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
availability for use
"the materials at the command of the potters grew"
Type of:
handiness accessibility availability
verb Sense 2
demand as one''s due
"This speaker commands a high fee"
"The author commands a fair hearing from his readers"
Type of:
demand exact
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
be in command of
"The general commanded a huge army"
Type of:
dominate master
Kinds of:
general officer
Derived:
commanding officer commandant commander air force officer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
make someone do something
Type of:
order tell enjoin
Kinds of:
charge saddle burden requisition forbid
Derived:
requisition commandment bid bidding dictation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
noun Sense 5
a position of highest authority
"the corporation has just undergone a change in command"
Type of:
status position
Derived:
control
noun Sense 6
a military unit or region under the control of a single officer
Type of:
military unit military force military group
Kinds of:
Air Combat Command ACC Air Force Space Command AFSPC
Domain:
military armed forces armed services
noun Sense 7
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
Type of:
speech act
Kinds of:
countermand order commission charge direction
Derived:
dictate order prescribe bid beseech
noun Sense 8
great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
"a good command of French"
Type of:
skillfulness
Derived:
master get the hang control hold in hold
noun Sense 9
the power or authority to command
"an admiral in command"
Type of:
authority authorization authorisation
Derived:
control
noun Sense 10
(computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
Type of:
code computer code
Kinds of:
call command line link macro macro instruction
Has parts:
program programme computer program
Domain:
computer science computing
verb Sense 11
exercise authoritative control or power over
"control the budget"
"Command the military forces"
Kinds of:
preoccupy steer maneuver manoeuver manoeuvre
Derived:
commanding officer commandant commander air force officer restrainer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 12
look down on
"The villa dominates the town"
Type of:
lie
Kinds of:
shadow overshadow dwarf
Derived:
overlook
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
96%
Sense Count
12
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
82
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

handiness accessibility availability demand exact dominate master general officer order tell enjoin