Meaning of "command" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COMMAND

From Old French commander, from Latin com- (intensive) + mandāre to entrust, enjoin, command.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF COMMAND

kəˈmɑːnd

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMMAND

Command is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb command in English.

WHAT DOES COMMAND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of command in the English dictionary

The first definition of command in the dictionary is to order, require, or compel. Other definition of command is to have or be in control or authority over. Command is also to have knowledge or use of.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO COMMAND

PRESENT

Present

I command

you command

he/she/it commands

we command

you command

they command

Present continuous

I am commanding

you are commanding

he/she/it is commanding

we are commanding

you are commanding

they are commanding

Present perfect

I have commanded

you have commanded

he/she/it has commanded

we have commanded

you have commanded

they have commanded

Present perfect continuous

I have been commanding

you have been commanding

he/she/it has been commanding

we have been commanding

you have been commanding

they have been commanding

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I commanded

you commanded

he/she/it commanded

we commanded

you commanded

they commanded

Past continuous

I was commanding

you were commanding

he/she/it was commanding

we were commanding

you were commanding

they were commanding

Past perfect

I had commanded

you had commanded

he/she/it had commanded

we had commanded

you had commanded

they had commanded

Past perfect continuous

I had been commanding

you had been commanding

he/she/it had been commanding

we had been commanding

you had been commanding

they had been commanding

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will command

you will command

he/she/it will command

we will command

you will command

they will command

Future continuous

I will be commanding

you will be commanding

he/she/it will be commanding

we will be commanding

you will be commanding

they will be commanding

Future perfect

I will have commanded

you will have commanded

he/she/it will have commanded

we will have commanded

you will have commanded

they will have commanded

Future perfect continuous

I will have been commanding

you will have been commanding

he/she/it will have been commanding

we will have been commanding

you will have been commanding

they will have been commanding

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would command

you would command

he/she/it would command

we would command

you would command

they would command

Conditional continuous

I would be commanding

you would be commanding

he/she/it would be commanding

we would be commanding

you would be commanding

they would be commanding

Conditional perfect

I would have command

you would have command

he/she/it would have command

we would have command

you would have command

they would have command

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been commanding

you would have been commanding

he/she/it would have been commanding

we would have been commanding

you would have been commanding

they would have been commanding

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you command
we let´s command
you command

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to command

Past participle

commanded

Present Participle

commanding

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «COMMAND»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «command» and belong to the same grammatical category.

ability · administer · authority · behest · bid · bidding · canon · charge · commandment · compel · comprehension · control · decree · demand · dictate · direct · direction · directive · dominate · domination · dominion · edict · enjoin · fiat · fluency · gain · get · govern · government · grasp · handle · head · injunction · instruction · knowledge · lead · manage · management · mandate · mastery · order · power · precept · receive · require · requirement · rule · supervise · supervision · sway · tell · ultimatum · upper hand

TRANSLATION OF COMMAND

Find out the translation of command to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of command from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «command» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 指令
• Translator English - Spanish: orden
• English: command
• Translator English - Hindi: आदेश
• Translator English - Arabic: أَمْر
• Translator English - Russian: команда
• Translator English - Portuguese: ordem
• Translator English - Bengali: হুকুম
• Translator English - French: command
• Translator English - Malay: Perintah
• Translator English - German: Befehl
• Translator English - Japanese: 命令
• Translator English - Korean: 명령
• Translator English - Javanese: Dhawuhe
• Translator English - Vietnamese: mệnh lệnh
• Translator English - Tamil: கட்டளை
• Translator English - Marathi: आदेश
• Translator English - Turkish: komuta
• Translator English - Italian: comando
• Translator English - Polish: rozkaz
• Translator English - Ukrainian: наказ
• Translator English - Romanian: ordin
• Translator English - Greek: εντολή
• Translator English - Afrikaans: opdrag
• Translator English - Swedish: order
• Translator English - Norwegian: kommando

10 QUOTES WITH «COMMAND»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word command.

1

James Allen

A man has to learn that he cannot command things, but that he can command himself; that he cannot coerce the wills of others, but that he can mold and master his own will: and things serve him who serves Truth; people seek guidance of him who is master of himself.

2

Margery Allingham

If one cannot command attention by one's admirable qualities one can at least be a nuisance.

3

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

Well, there are other aspects, I still command very good support in the party.

4

Robert Benchley

Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing.

5

Frank Black

I have always been a singer, a writer, and a musician, not as a prodigy or as in a trade handed to me by my parents, but because of an inner voice or maybe a command from beyond reality as it is usually defined.

6

William Bligh

The object of all the former voyages to the South Seas undertaken by the command of his present majesty, has been the advancement of science and the increase of knowledge.

7

Constantin Brancusi

Create like a god, command like a king, work like a slave.

8

Eddie Campbell

I think in the corridors of power these dangerous kinds of orders are issued in a much more vague way, passed down two or three levels of command before they're given to the assassin.

9

Brandi Carlile

I stand firm behind the belief that, for me, songwriting isn't something that I do or command, it happens to me. I can either choose to stop and acknowledge it, or put it off and hope that it won't fade away. 'That Wasn't Me' is no exception - it came together more quickly than any other song I have ever constructed on my own.

10

Curtis Carlson

Only as long as a company can produce a desired, worthwhile, and needed product or service, and can command the public, will it receive the public dollar and succeed.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMMAND»

Discover the use of command in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to command and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Command: Deep Inside the President's Secret Army

Because of such high profile missions as Operation Neptune's Spear, which resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden, JSOC has attracted the public's attention. But Americans only know a fraction of the real story.

Marc Ambinder, D. B. Grady, 2012

Linux Command Line

Designed for command-line users of all levels, the book takes readers from the first keystrokes to the process of writing powerful programs in the command line's native language.

William E. Shotts (Jr.), 2012

Command Authority

The #1 New York Times-bestselling author and master of the modern day thriller returns with his All-Star team.

Tom Clancy, Mark Greaney, 2013

Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, ...

At the heart of the book lies the struggle, amid the rolling hills and small farms of Damascus, Arkansas, to prevent the explosion of a ballistic missile carrying the most powerful nuclear warhead ever built by the United States.

Eric Schlosser, 2013

Second in Command: Becoming a Next Generation Leader of ...

This book is the best encouragement you can get to give you the confidence and faith to function up to your fullest potential where God has placed you, trusting the future to Him who calls and anoints and sends into new arenas of service.

Dutch Sheets, Chris Jackson, 2011

Supreme Command: Soldiers, Statesmen and Leadership in Wartime

The lessons of the book apply not just to President Bush and other world leaders in the war on terrorism, but to anyone who faces extreme adversity at the head of a free organization -- including leaders and managers throughout the ...

Eliot A. Cohen, 2012

CCNA Portable Command Guide

CCNA Portable Command Guide Second Edition All the CCNA 640-802 commands in one compact, portable resource Preparing for the CCNA® exam? Here are all the CCNA-level commands you need in one condensed, portable resource.

Scott Empson, 2007

Command in War

Many books have been written about strategy, tactics, and great commanders. This is the first book to deal exclusively with the nature of command itself, and to trace its development over two thousand years from ancient Greece to Vietnam.

Martin L. Van Creveld, 1985

Command at Sea

Considered the bible of commanding officers at sea, this classic guide covers virtually every subject of relevance to the command of a U.S. Navy ship.

James Stavridis, William P. Mack, 1999

Company Command: The Bottom Line

A "Dutch-Uncle" approach to advising those who assume "first" command. Written by an Army officer primarily for Army company commanders, the book contains information, suggestions, & insights applicable to other services.

John G. Meyer, 1990

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMMAND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term command is used in the context of the following news items.

In command: Miley strikes out season-high nine

"After a game in Toronto in which he battled his command, I thought he was sharp tonight. He had a very good fastball. They attack him early in ... «Comcast SportsNet New England, Jul 15»

Boynton OKs changes to police command staff

Assistant chief and captain positions are coming to the city Police Department's command staff, moves that are part of a larger-scale ... «MyPalmBeachPost, Jul 15»

China a 'Command Economy,' Not Market Economy: Every

Michael Every, head of financial markets research at Rabobank Group in Hong Kong, talks about China's stocks, policies and economy. «Bloomberg, Jul 15»

Skugga sunglasses tint on command or automatically

Well, that didn't take long. In less than a year, electrochromic sunglasses have gone from being experimental to an actual product, with Dutch ... «Gizmag, Jul 15»

Take on The Great Command-Line Challenge

Notice the use of pipes in this simple command-line program that lists each logged-in user a single time no matter how many logins they have ... «opensource.com, Jul 15»

New Leader Takes Command of Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk

Coast Guard Cmdr. Craig J. Wieschhorster and Cmdr. Adam B. Morrison stand at attention during the change of command ceremony for the ... «Military.com, Jul 15»

Erie US Coast Guard Station Gets New Command

Erie's U.S. Coast Guard Station gets a change in command. Chief Petty Officer Matthew Jordan is now in command of Erie's Coast Guard ... «YourErie, Jul 15»

U.S. Army Materiel Command warns against online scammers …

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – The US Army Materiel Command has a warning for the public: be wary of people posing as Army personnel ... «whnt.com, Jul 15»

Mexico: High Army Command Should Be Probed In Tlatlaya Massacre

Mexico: High Army Command Should Be Probed In Tlatlaya Massacre. On June 3', 2014, 22 people were killed in the small town of Tlatlaya, ... «teleSUR English, Jul 15»

Vizhinjam Hold-up Linked to Congress High Command; CM …

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Congress high-command's objection to the Adani Group, reportedly, is delaying the Letter of Award (LoA) to ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»