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Word: Command
Speech Type: Verb
Middle English: from Old French comander ‘to command’, from late Latin commandare, from com- (expressing intensive force) + mandare ‘commit, command’. Compare with commend
kəˈmɑːnd
give an authoritative or peremptory order
Short Definition:give order
Examples:- a gruff voice commanded us to enter
- ‘Stop arguing!’ he commanded
- he commanded that work should cease
- my mother commands my presence
dominate (a strategic position) from a superior height
Short Definition:dominate position from above
Examples:- the fortress commands the shortest Channel crossing
be in a strong enough position to have or secure
Short Definition:be able to have or secure
Examples:- they command a majority in Parliament
- he commanded considerable personal loyalty
Word: Command
Speech Type: Noun
kəˈmɑːnd
an authoritative order
Short Definition:authoritative order
Examples:- he obeyed her commands without question
the ability to use or control something
Short Definition:ability to use or control
Examples:- he had a brilliant command of English
an instruction or signal causing a computer to perform one of its basic functions.
Short Definition:instruction to perform function
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