command

Speech parts

1. command - Noun

2. command - Verb

Meaning

To order with authority; to lay injunction upon; to direct; to bid; to charge.

To exercise direct authority over; to have control of; to have at one's disposal; to lead.

To have within a sphere of control, influence, access, or vision; to dominate by position; to guard; to overlook.

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.

To direct to come; to bestow.

To have or to exercise direct authority; to govern; to sway; to influence; to give an order or orders.

To have a view, as from a superior position.

An authoritative order requiring obedience; a mandate; an injunction.

The possession or exercise of authority.

Authority; power or right of control; leadership; as, the forces under his command.

Power to dominate, command, or overlook by means of position; scope of vision; survey.

Control; power over something; sway; influence; as, to have command over one's temper or voice; the fort has command of the bridge.

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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By keeping the Commandments the soul is purified and the mind too is enlightened, and starts to function as nature intended it to. 'The command of the Lord gives light and enlightens the eyes' (Ps. 19:8). Dorotheus of Gaza

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

He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak. Michel de Montaigne

Little is done where many command. Dutch Proverb

He that cannot obey cannot command. English Proverb

He who refuses to obey cannot command. Kenyan Proverb

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