command

Command is defined as to give orders or exert authority over someone or something.

(verb)

An example of command is a teacher assigning homework to students.

The definition of a command is an order or the authority to command.

(noun)

See command in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

to give an order or orders to; direct with authority
to have authority or jurisdiction over; control
to have ready for use: to command a large vocabulary
to deserve and get; require as due, proper, or becoming: to command respect
to control or overlook from a higher position: the fort commands the entire valley
Obsolete to demand authoritatively

Origin: ME commanden < OFr comander < VL *commandare < L com-, intens. + mandare, to commit, entrust: see mandate

intransitive verb

noun

the act of commanding
an order; direction; mandate
authority to command
power to control or dominate by position
range of view
ability to have and use; mastery
1. a military or naval force, organization, or district, under a specified authority or jurisdiction
2. air command
the post where the person in command is stationed
Comput.
1. a request entered on a terminal to have a particular function performed
2. instruction (sense )

See command in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb com·mand·ed, com·mand·ing, com·mands

verb, transitive

To direct with authority; give orders to.
To have control or authority over; rule: a general who commands an army.
To have at one's disposal: a person who commands seven languages.
To deserve and receive as due; exact: The troops' bravery commanded respect.
a. To exercise dominating, authoritative influence over: “He commands any room he enters” (Stephen Schiff).
b. To dominate by physical position; overlook: a mountain commanding the valley below.

verb, intransitive

noun

The act of commanding.
An order given with authority.
Computer Science A signal that initiates an operation defined by an instruction.
a. The authority to command: an admiral in command.
b. Possession and exercise of the authority to command: command of the seas.
Ability to control or use; mastery: command of four languages.
Dominance by location; extent of view.
a. The jurisdiction of a commander.
b. A military unit, post, district, or region under the control of one officer.
c. A unit of the U.S. Air Force that is larger than an air force.

adjective

Of, relating to, or constituting a command: command headquarters; a command decision.
Done or performed in response to a command: a command performance.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English commaunden

Origin: , from Old French comander

Origin: , from Late Latin commandāre

Origin: : Latin com-, intensive pref.; see com-

Origin: + Latin mandāre, to entrust; see man-² in Indo-European roots

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