transitive verb

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

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

intransitive verb

1. to exercise power or authority; be in control; act as a commander
2. to overlook, as from a height

noun

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