command

Etymology
From, , , , from , from , from. Compare (a doublet), and.

Noun

 * 1) An order to do something.
 * I was given a command to cease shooting.
 * 1) The right or authority to order, control or dispose of; the right to be obeyed or to compel obedience.
 * to have command of an army
 * 1) power of control, direction or disposal; mastery.
 * he had command of the situation
 * England has long held command of the sea
 * a good command of language
 * 1) A position of chief authority; a position involving the right or power to order or control.
 * General Smith was placed in command.
 * 1) The act of commanding; exercise or authority of influence.
 * 2)  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.
 * 3) Dominating situation; range or control or oversight; extent of view or outlook.
 * 4)  A directive to a computer program acting as an interpreter of some kind, in order to perform a specific task.
 * 5)  The degree of control a pitcher has over his pitches.
 * He's got good command tonight.
 * 1) A command performance.
 * 2) * 1809,, letter, cited in , Mrs Jordan's Profession, Penguin 2012, p. 220:
 * Atkinson had hinted to me that the Duke of Richmond was so delighted with my acting that he should not be surprised if there was a second command.
 * 1)  A directive to a computer program acting as an interpreter of some kind, in order to perform a specific task.
 * 2)  The degree of control a pitcher has over his pitches.
 * He's got good command tonight.
 * 1) A command performance.
 * 2) * 1809,, letter, cited in , Mrs Jordan's Profession, Penguin 2012, p. 220:
 * Atkinson had hinted to me that the Duke of Richmond was so delighted with my acting that he should not be surprised if there was a second command.

Translations

 * Afrikaans: bevel, opdrag, gebod
 * Albanian:
 * Arabic:
 * Egyptian Arabic: امر
 * Armenian:
 * Aromanian: dimãndari, dimãndare
 * Azerbaijani: buyruq
 * Bashkir: бойороҡ
 * Basque: agindu, men
 * Belarusian: зага́д, кама́нда, прыка́з, раска́з
 * Bengali: ,
 * Bulgarian:, , ,
 * Burmese:
 * Catalan: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:, ,
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Egyptian:
 * Esperanto: komando, ordono
 * Estonian: käsk
 * Finnish: ,
 * French: ,
 * Old French: comandement
 * Galician:, mandado
 * Georgian: ბრძანება, განკარგულება
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἐντολή, κέλευσμα
 * Hebrew: ,
 * Hindi:, , , फ़रमान, ,
 * Hungarian:
 * Indonesian:
 * Irish: tiomnú
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese:
 * Kazakh: бұйрық
 * Khmer:, ,
 * Korean:
 * Kurdish:
 * Central Kurdish:
 * Northern Kurdish:
 * Kyrgyz:
 * Lao: ຄຳສັ່ງ
 * Latin: ēdictum,, mandātum
 * Latvian: pavēle
 * Lithuanian: įsakymas
 * Macedonian: наредба, заповед, команда
 * Mongolian:
 * Cyrillic:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:, kommando
 * Occitan:
 * Old Church Slavonic:
 * Cyrillic: заповѣдь
 * Old English: bebod, hǣs
 * Old French: comandement
 * Oromo: ajaja
 * Ottoman Turkish: امر, فرمان
 * Pashto: ,
 * Persian:, , , ,
 * Plautdietsch: Befäl, Jeheet
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian:, , , , ,
 * Sanskrit:
 * Scottish Gaelic: òrdugh
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: за̏пове̄д, за̏повије̄д, ко̀ма̄нда, на́редба
 * Roman: zȁpovēd,, ,
 * Slovak: príkaz, rozkaz
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish: ,
 * Tagalog:, kautusan
 * Tajik:, , дастур, ҳукм
 * Tatar:
 * Telugu:, ,
 * Thai:, , อาเทศ, บัญชา
 * Tocharian B: raki
 * Turkish:, ,
 * Turkmen:
 * Ukrainian: нака́з, кома́нда, прика́з, ро́зказ,, розпоря́дження
 * Urdu:, , امر,
 * Uyghur: بۇيرۇق
 * Uzbek:
 * Vietnamese:


 * Italian:
 * Latin:
 * Manx: mainshtyraght, smaght
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:, ,


 * French:
 * Italian:, ,
 * Manx: mainshtyraght, smaght
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish: ,


 * Bulgarian: командване
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Georgian: სამხედრო ნაწილი, სამხედრო შენაერთი
 * Greek:
 * Malay: komander
 * Persian: تکاوری
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: команда
 * Roman:


 * Arabic:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: komando, instrukcio
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician: comando
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hindi:
 * Italian:
 * Malay:
 * Maori: tono, tohutohu
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: ,


 * Finnish:

Verb

 * 1)  To order, give orders; to compel or direct with authority.
 * The soldier was commanded to cease firing.
 * The king commanded his servant to bring him dinner.
 * 1)  To have or exercise supreme power, control or authority over, especially military; to have under direction or control.
 * to command an army or a ship
 * 1)  To require with authority; to demand, order, enjoin.
 * he commanded silence
 * 1)  to dominate through ability, resources, position etc.; to overlook.
 * Bridges commanded by a fortified house. (Motley.)
 * 1)  To exact, compel or secure by influence; to deserve, claim.
 * A good magistrate commands the respect and affections of the people.
 * Justice commands the respect and affections of the people.
 * The best goods command the best price.
 * This job commands a salary of £30,000.
 * 1)  To hold, to control the use of.
 * The fort commanded the bay.
 * 1) * December 1699,, letter to William Congreve
 * One [side] commands a view of the finest garden.
 * 1)  To have a view (of), as from a superior position.
 * 2)  To direct to come; to bestow.
 * 1)  To hold, to control the use of.
 * The fort commanded the bay.
 * 1) * December 1699,, letter to William Congreve
 * One [side] commands a view of the finest garden.
 * 1)  To have a view (of), as from a superior position.
 * 2)  To direct to come; to bestow.
 * 1)  To have a view (of), as from a superior position.
 * 2)  To direct to come; to bestow.
 * 1)  To direct to come; to bestow.
 * 1)  To direct to come; to bestow.
 * 1)  To direct to come; to bestow.

Translations

 * Afrikaans: beveel
 * Arabic:
 * Armenian:
 * Azerbaijani:
 * Bashkir: бойороу
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech: přikázat,, rozkázat
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian: juhtima
 * Finnish: ,
 * French: ,
 * Old French: comander
 * Friulian: comandâ, ordenâ
 * German:, ,
 * Gothic: 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἐντέλλομαι, ἐπιτέλλω, κελεύω, ἐπιτάσσω, ἄνωγα
 * Hebrew:, ,
 * Hungarian:, ,
 * Ingrian: komentaa, komandoittaa
 * Italian: ,
 * Kyrgyz:
 * Latin: ,
 * Latvian: pavēlēt
 * Maori: whakahau
 * Middle English: comaunden
 * Neapolitan: cumannà
 * Norman: c'mander
 * Old English: bebēodan, hātan
 * Old French: comander
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Quechua: kachay
 * Romanian:, ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Sardinian: cumandai, cumandare, cumandhare, cumannare
 * Scottish Gaelic: òrdaich
 * Sicilian: cumannari
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swahili: amuru
 * Swedish:
 * Telugu:
 * Turkish: ,
 * Ukrainian: наказувати, наказати, командувати
 * Venetian: comandar


 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Czech:
 * Finnish: pitää hallussaan,
 * French:
 * German:
 * Kazakh: меңгеру
 * Latin:
 * Maori: whakatopatopa
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian:, , , , ,
 * Telugu: ఉంచుకొనుట, అదుపులో ఉంచు