command
/kəˈmænd/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.70 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The right or authority to order, control or dispose of; the right to be obeyed or to compel obedience.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A position of chief authority; a position involving the right or power to order or control.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A body or troops, or any naval or military force, under the control of a particular officer; by extension, any object or body in someone's charge.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Dominating situation; range or control or oversight; extent of view or outlook.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A directive to a computer program acting as an interpreter of some kind, in order to perform a specific task.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "I was given a command to cease shooting."
- "to have command of an army"
- "GAGE, at that time, had command of troops near the lakes; and fearing an attack from the Indians, had called for some new recruits from Massachusetts; but the Assembly judged them not necessary."
- "It wasn't a decisive operation, and Carthage still had command of Spain."
- "he had command of the situation"
- "England has long held command of the sea"
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der. Proto-Italic *manus Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tder. Proto-Italic *-ðō Proto-Italic *manuðō Latin mandō Latin commendō ▲ Latin mandōinflu. Latin commandāre Old French comanderbor. Middle English comaunden English command From Middle English commanden, commaunden, comaunden, comanden, from Old French comander, from Late Latin commandāre, from Latin commendāre. Ultimately from Latin com- + mandō (whence ultimately also commend (a doublet), mandate, and recommend), from manus + -dō. Compare typologically Russian поручи́ть (poručítʹ), поруче́ние (poručénije), руководи́ть (rukovodítʹ), руководи́тель (rukovodítelʹ) related to рука́ (ruká).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kəˈmænd/
- British English: /kəˈmɑːnd/
Usage
Inflected Forms
commands (plural)
commands (present, singular)
commanding (participle, present)
commanded (participle, past)
commanded (past)
no-table-tags (table tags)
glossary (inflection template)
commanded (first person, past)
commandest (archaic, present)
commanded (past, second person)
commandedst (archaic, past)
commandeth (archaic, present)