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Meaning of "countermand" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COUNTERMAND

From Old French contremander, from contre-counter- + mander to command, from Latin mandāre.
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PRONUNCIATION OF COUNTERMAND

countermand  [ˌkaʊntəˈmɑːnd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COUNTERMAND

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Countermand 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 countermand in English.

WHAT DOES COUNTERMAND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Revocation

Revocation is the act of recall or annulment. It is the reversal of an act, the recalling of a grant or privilege, or the making void of some deed previously existing. A temporary revocation of a grant or privilege is called a suspension....

Definition of countermand in the English dictionary

The first definition of countermand in the dictionary is to revoke or cancel. Other definition of countermand is to order to return or retreat; recall. Countermand is also a command revoking another.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO COUNTERMAND

PRESENT

Present
I countermand
you countermand
he/she/it countermands
we countermand
you countermand
they countermand
Present continuous
I am countermanding
you are countermanding
he/she/it is countermanding
we are countermanding
you are countermanding
they are countermanding
Present perfect
I have countermanded
you have countermanded
he/she/it has countermanded
we have countermanded
you have countermanded
they have countermanded
Present perfect continuous
I have been countermanding
you have been countermanding
he/she/it has been countermanding
we have been countermanding
you have been countermanding
they have been countermanding
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 countermanded
you countermanded
he/she/it countermanded
we countermanded
you countermanded
they countermanded
Past continuous
I was countermanding
you were countermanding
he/she/it was countermanding
we were countermanding
you were countermanding
they were countermanding
Past perfect
I had countermanded
you had countermanded
he/she/it had countermanded
we had countermanded
you had countermanded
they had countermanded
Past perfect continuous
I had been countermanding
you had been countermanding
he/she/it had been countermanding
we had been countermanding
you had been countermanding
they had been countermanding
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will countermand
you will countermand
he/she/it will countermand
we will countermand
you will countermand
they will countermand
Future continuous
I will be countermanding
you will be countermanding
he/she/it will be countermanding
we will be countermanding
you will be countermanding
they will be countermanding
Future perfect
I will have countermanded
you will have countermanded
he/she/it will have countermanded
we will have countermanded
you will have countermanded
they will have countermanded
Future perfect continuous
I will have been countermanding
you will have been countermanding
he/she/it will have been countermanding
we will have been countermanding
you will have been countermanding
they will have been countermanding
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would countermand
you would countermand
he/she/it would countermand
we would countermand
you would countermand
they would countermand
Conditional continuous
I would be countermanding
you would be countermanding
he/she/it would be countermanding
we would be countermanding
you would be countermanding
they would be countermanding
Conditional perfect
I would have countermand
you would have countermand
he/she/it would have countermand
we would have countermand
you would have countermand
they would have countermand
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been countermanding
you would have been countermanding
he/she/it would have been countermanding
we would have been countermanding
you would have been countermanding
they would have been countermanding
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you countermand
we let´s countermand
you countermand
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to countermand
Past participle
countermanded
Present Participle
countermanding
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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COUNTERMAND


command
kəˈmɑːnd
counterdemand
ˈkaʊntədɪˌmɑːnd
darned
dɑːnd
demand
dɪˈmɑːnd
nondemand
ˌnɒndɪˈmɑːnd
redemand
ˌriːdɪˈmɑːnd
remand
rɪˈmɑːnd
reprimand
ˈrɛprɪˌmɑːnd
second-in-command
ˌsɛkəndɪnkəˈmɑːnd
telecommand
ˈtelɪkəˌmɑːnd
Uttarakhand
ˌʊtəˈrækɑːnd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COUNTERMAND

counterintelligence
counterintuitive
counterion
counterirritant
counterirritation
counterlight
counterman
countermandable
countermarch
countermark
countermeasure
countermelody
countermemo
countermen
countermine
countermotion
countermove
countermovement
countermure
countermyth

WORDS THAT END LIKE COUNTERMAND

Air Command
biochemical oxygen demand
chain of command
confirmand
consumer demand
control command
excess demand
final demand
gormand
gourmand
Helmand
high command
in demand
law of supply and demand
market demand
Mobile Command
on demand
Strategic Air Command
summand
supply and demand

Synonyms and antonyms of countermand in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «COUNTERMAND»

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

Translation of «countermand» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COUNTERMAND

Find out the translation of countermand to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of countermand from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «countermand» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

反对命令
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

derogar
570 millions of speakers

English

countermand
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

countermand
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فسخ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отменять
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

contramandar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পূর্বাদেশ প্রত্যাহার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

contrediront
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Balas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wider
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

撤回する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

소환 할
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Countermand
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bỏ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எதிர் கட்டளை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रतिबंधात्मक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

feshetmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

contrordine
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cofnięć
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

скасовувати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

contramanda
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

countermand
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ongedaan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

countermand
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

countermand
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of countermand

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COUNTERMAND»

The term «countermand» is regularly used and occupies the 106.203 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COUNTERMAND» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «countermand» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «countermand» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about countermand

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COUNTERMAND»

Discover the use of countermand in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to countermand and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Current Legal Issues Affecting Central Banks
The countermand may be communicated at any time prior to its payment by the bank on presentment. A similar situation prevails under Section 4—303 of the UCC, although certain events prior to actual payment may preclude countermand .
Robert C. Effros, 1998
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Ellinger's Modern Banking Law
Thirdly, the customer must communicate the countermand in the proper form and manner. Difficulties normally only arise in connection with this requirement in circum- stances where the customer has sought to countermand payment by ...
E.P. Ellinger, E. Lomnicka, C. Hare, 2011
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Journal of the Institute of Bankers
The Divisional Court (Mr. Justice Darling and Mr. Justice A. T. Lawrence) held that there might be a countermand of payment by telegram, but upon the question whether in this particular case there had or had not been a countermand the ...
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The Southwestern Reporter
The contract between the parties so provided, and because of such condition it was expressly stipulated that the order was not subject to countermand by appellee. About the time the manufacture of the goods was completed, appellee made a ...
5
The Bankers' Magazine
... in T lze Times of June 10 last, and in 23 The Times Law Reports, 594, which raised questions of great interest to bankers and their customers, the main question being the right of a customer to countermand payment of a cheque by telegram.
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The Bankers', Insurance Managers', & Agents' Magazine
had and received. The defendants were the bankers of the plaintiff. Two questions arose in the case, the first was whether payment of a cheque could be countermanded by telegram, and the second was whether a countermand was good ...
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The Scottish Jurist: Containing Reports of Cases Decided in ...
part of the provision in this 44th auction, his countermand or his notice, as the case might be, would be a good countermand or notice. But the matter does not stop there, for there is a subsequent Act of Sederunt of 1S41S, which repeals the  ...
8
The Practice of the Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas ...
After notice of trial given, and regularly countermanded, the plaintiff, in the Common Fleas, obtained a rule to discontinue, upon payment of costs ; and it ap. pearing that after the notice of trial, and before the countermand, a witness for the  ...
William Tidd, 1817
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Journal of the Institute of Bankers in Ireland
was not sufficient. Until the telegram was read it was not in fact a countermand of payment. A customer might countermand payment in any way he pleased so long as he brought it to the knowledge of the bank. In his opinion there was no such ...
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McMaster's Commercial Decisions Affecting the Banker and ...
Prince was silent until 17th April, when he wrote the countermand. The order was not for shoes already made, but for shoes to be manufactured for Prince's special trade. In the letter notifying Prince that the manufacture of the shoes was in ...
James Smith McMaster, 1903

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COUNTERMAND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term countermand is used in the context of the following news items.
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London bombings: Victim's family develops online schooling …
... they are pumping messages of negativity, and what we are doing by getting in as early as possible to countermand this," Mavis Hyman said. «ABC Online, Jul 15»
2
Family channels 7/7 loss into helping fight extremism
... they are pumping messages of negativity, and what we are doing by getting in as early as possible to countermand this,” said Mavis Hyman. «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»
3
View: East Ramapo board must do the right thing
Therefore, they said that the federal government or the federal courts had no right to countermand the policies of these democratically elected ... «The Journal News | LoHud.com, Jul 15»
4
The Biggest Surprises of This Supreme Court Term
... the executive on narrower, more well-established grounds, rather than holding that Congress cannot countermand the president's decisions ... «Slate Magazine, Jul 15»
5
Whately Board of Health to consider raising legal age for buying …
... who claimed it would hurt their businesses, and At-large Town Councilor Isaac Mass tried to countermand the regulations, which were written ... «GazetteNET, Jun 15»
6
Right sees leftward tilt in Roberts Supreme Court era
“I think to some extent, he himself has wanted to kind of countermand that where he could. So that's why we have been seeing some flexibility ... «The Hill, Jun 15»
7
It's Our County win Saxon Gate election re-run
Herefordshire Council had to countermand the Hereford City Council ward election for Saxon Gate last month due to a disproportionately high ... «Hereford Times, Jun 15»
8
Editorial: Animal Welfare report should raise concerns
Where unpaid helpers countermand trained, taxpayer-paid employees. And where animals live or die based on “gut ” feelings rather than ... «Albuquerque Journal, Jun 15»
9
Letters: Why isn't Britain, like France, sending illegal migrants back …
Dorking, Surrey. SIR – Mr Gove must incorporate a British Bill of Rights to countermand the European human rights legislation leaving our own ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
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Miles Is out at DISD, and the Politicians Are in. Is Everybody Happy …
A contingent of mainly white parents showed up at a board meeting and demanded that the board countermand Miles' action. Led by Cowan ... «Dallas Observer, Jun 15»

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