Command
English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Command
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1 v. t.
To order with authority; to lay injunction upon; to direct; to bid; to charge.
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2 v. t.
To exercise direct authority over; to have control of; to have at one's disposal; to lead.
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3 v. t.
To have within a sphere of control, influence, access, or vision; to dominate by position; to guard; to overlook.
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4 v. t.
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.
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5 v. t.
To direct to come; to bestow.
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6 v. i.
To have or to exercise direct authority; to govern; to sway; to influence; to give an order or orders.
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7 v. i.
To have a view, as from a superior position.
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8 n.
An authoritative order requiring obedience; a mandate; an injunction.
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9 n.
The possession or exercise of authority.
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10 n.
Authority; power or right of control; leadership; as, the forces under his command.
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11 n.
Power to dominate, command, or overlook by means of position; scope of vision; survey.
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12 n.
Control; power over something; sway; influence; as, to have command over one's temper or voice; the fort has command of the bridge.
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13 n.
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.
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14 v. t.
To order with authority; to lay injunction upon; to direct; to bid; to charge.
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15 v. t.
To exercise direct authority over; to have control of; to have at one's disposal; to lead.
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16 v. t.
To have within a sphere of control, influence, access, or vision; to dominate by position; to guard; to overlook.
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17 v. t.
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.
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18 v. t.
To direct to come; to bestow.
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19 v. i.
To have or to exercise direct authority; to govern; to sway; to influence; to give an order or orders.
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20 v. i.
To have a view, as from a superior position.
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21 n.
An authoritative order requiring obedience; a mandate; an injunction.
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22 n.
The possession or exercise of authority.
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23 n.
Authority; power or right of control; leadership; as, the forces under his command.
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24 n.
Power to dominate, command, or overlook by means of position; scope of vision; survey.
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25 n.
Control; power over something; sway; influence; as, to have command over one's temper or voice; the fort has command of the bridge.
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26 n.
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.