Definitions of command [əˈmænd, -ˈmɑnd]

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Definition of 'command'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) command
to direct with specific authority or prerogative; order:
to command troops to march.

2.  command
to require authoritatively; demand:
to command silence.

3.  command
to deserve and receive (respect, sympathy, attention, etc.).

4.  command
to dominate by reason of location; overlook:
The hill commands the sea.

5.  command
to have authority over and responsibility for (a military installation).

6.  command
to have control over; be master of:
The Pharaoh commanded 10,000 slaves.

7. (v.i.) command
to issue an order or orders.

8.  command
to be in charge; have authority.

9.  command
to occupy a dominating position; look down upon or over a body of water, region, etc.

10. (n.) command
the act of commanding or ordering.

11.  command
an order given by one in authority.

12.  command
an order in prescribed words, as one given in a loud voice to troops at close-order drill:
The command was “Right shoulder arms!”

13.  command
(cap.) a principal component of the U.S. Air Force:
Strategic Air Command.

14.  command
a body of troops or a station, ship, etc., under a commander.

15.  command
the possession or exercise of controlling authority:
a lieutenant in command of a platoon.

16.  command
expertise; mastery:
to have a command of four languages.

17.  command
power of dominating a region by reason of location; extent of view or outlook:
the command of the valley from the hill.

18.  command
a signal, as a keystroke, instructing a computer to perform a specific task.

19. (adj.) command
of, pertaining to, or resulting from a command.

20.  command
of or pertaining to a commander.

21.  command
ordered or requested, as by a sovereign:
a command performance.

Etymology: (1250–1300; ME < AF com(m)a(u)nder, OF comander < ML commandāre= L com-com - +mandāre to entrust, order; cf. commend)

Definition of 'command'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) command, bid, bidding, dictation
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

2. (noun) command
a military unit or region under the control of a single officer

3. (noun) command
the power or authority to command
"an admiral in command"

4. (noun) command
availability for use
"the materials at the command of the potters grew"

5. (noun) command
a position of highest authority
"the corporation has just undergone a change in command"

6. (noun) command, control, mastery
great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
"a good command of French"

7. (verb) instruction, command, statement, program line
(computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program

8. (verb) command
be in command of
"The general commanded a huge army"

9. (verb) command, require
make someone do something

10. (verb) command
demand as one's due
"This speaker commands a high fee"; "The author commands a fair hearing from his readers"

11. (verb) dominate, command, overlook, overtop
look down on
"The villa dominates the town"

12. (verb) control, command
exercise authoritative control or power over
"control the budget"; "Command the military forces"

Definition of 'command'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) command
an official order to do sth
to obey a command

2.  command
the control of sth or sb
He's the officer in command.; When others panicked, she took command.

3.  command
take command
an instruction in a computer program
***a list of possible commands

4. (verb) command
to be in control of sth or sb
the senior officer commanding the investigation

5.  command
to give an official order to do sth
He commanded the men to stop firing.

6.  command
to deserve and receive
She commands everyone's respect.

Definition of 'command'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) command
an authoritative order requiring obedience; a mandate; an injunction

2. (noun) command
the possession or exercise of authority

3. (noun) command
authority; power or right of control; leadership; as, the forces under his command

4. (noun) command
power to dominate, command, or overlook by means of position; scope of vision; survey

5. (noun) command
control; power over something; sway; influence; as, to have command over one's temper or voice; the fort has command of the bridge

6. (noun) command
a body of troops, or any naval or military force or post, or the whole territory under the authority or control of a particular officer

7. (verb) command
to order with authority; to lay injunction upon; to direct; to bid; to charge

8. (verb) command
to exercise direct authority over; to have control of; to have at one's disposal; to lead

9. (verb) command
to have within a sphere of control, influence, access, or vision; to dominate by position; to guard; to overlook

10. (verb) command
to have power or influence of the nature of authority over; to obtain as if by ordering; to receive as a due; to challenge; to claim; as, justice commands the respect and affections of the people; the best goods command the best price

11. (verb) command
to direct to come; to bestow

12. (verb) command
to have or to exercise direct authority; to govern; to sway; to influence; to give an order or orders

13. (verb) command
to have a view, as from a superior position

Definition of 'command'

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

1. command
1. The authority that a commander in the armed forces lawfully exercises over subordinates by virtue of rank or assignment. Command includes the authority and responsibility for effectively using available resources and for planning the employment of, organizing, directing, coordinating, and controlling military forces for the accomplishment of assigned missions. It also includes responsibility for health, welfare, morale, and discipline of assigned personnel. 2. An order given by a commander; that is, the will of the commander expressed for the purpose of bringing about a particular action. 3. A unit or units, an organization, or an area under the command of one individual. Also called CMD. See also area command; combatant command; combatant command (command authority).

Translation of 'command'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to order I command you to leave the room immediately!
Afrikaans: bevel	Arabic: يَأْمُر، يَطْلُب مِن	Bulgarian: заповядвам
Brazilian: ordenar	Czech: nařídit	German: befehlen
Danish: befale; beordre	Greek: διατάζω	Spanish: ordenar, mandar
Estonian: käskima	Farsi: دستور دادن	Finnish: käskeä
French: ordonner	Hebrew: לְצָווֹת	Hindi: हुक्म देना
Croatian: zapovijedati, voditi	Hungarian: (meg)parancsol	Indonesian: memerintah
Icelandic: skipa	Italian: ordinare	Japanese: 命令する
Korean: 명하다	Lithuanian: įsakyti	Latvian: pavēlēt
Malay: mengarah	Dutch: bevelen	Norwegian: beordre, befale
Polish: rozkazywać	Persian: دستور دادن	Pashto: امر ورکول
Portuguese: ordenar	Romanian: a ordona	Russian: приказывать
Slovak: nariadiť	Slovenian: ukazati	Serbian: narediti
Swedish: befalla	Thai: สั่ง	Turkish: emretmek
Taiwanese: 命令	Ukrainian: наказувати	Urdu: حکم دینا
Vietnamese: ra lệnh	Chinese: 命令
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