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command as in be in command of
- “The general commanded a huge army“
command as in make someone do something
Synonyms
- require require as useful, just, or proper; consider obligatory; make someone do something ; have need of
command as in demand as one’s due
- “This speaker commands a high fee“
- “The author commands a fair hearing from his readers“
command as in look down on
- “The villa dominates the town“
Synonyms
- dominate be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; be in control; have dominance or the power to defeat over; be greater in significance than; look down on
- overlook a high place affording a good view ; look past, fail to notice ; be oriented in a certain direction; leave undone or leave out; look down on; watch over
- overtop look down on
command as in exercise authoritative control or power over
- “control the budget“
- “Command the military forces“
Synonyms
- control exercise authoritative control or power over; lessen the intensity of; handle and cause to function; maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one’s advantage; check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard; place under restrictions; verify by using a duplicate register for comparison; be careful or certain to do something; have a firm understanding or knowledge of; power to direct or determine; a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another; (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc; a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment; the activity of managing or exerting control over something; the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; discipline in personal and social activities; great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine; a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance ; the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.
command as in an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
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- bid an authoritative direction or instruction to do something ; an attempt to get something; a formal proposal to buy at a specified price ; (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make ; propose a payment; invoke upon; ask for or request earnestly; make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands; make a serious effort to attain something; ask someone in a friendly way to do something
- bidding an authoritative direction or instruction to do something ; a request to be present; (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
- dictation an authoritative direction or instruction to do something ; speech intended for reproduction in writing ; matter that has been dictated and transcribed
command as in a military unit or region under the control of a single officer
command as in the power or authority to command
- “an admiral in command“
command as in availability for use
- “the materials at the command of the potters grew“
command as in a position of highest authority
- “the corporation has just undergone a change in command“
command as in great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
- “a good command of French“
Synonyms
- control exercise authoritative control or power over; lessen the intensity of; handle and cause to function; maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one’s advantage; check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard; place under restrictions; verify by using a duplicate register for comparison; be careful or certain to do something; have a firm understanding or knowledge of; power to direct or determine; a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another; (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc; a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment; the activity of managing or exerting control over something; the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; discipline in personal and social activities; great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine; a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance ; the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.
- mastery great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; power to dominate or defeat; the act of mastering or subordinating someone
command as in (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
Synonyms
- instruction a message describing how something is to be done; the activities of educating or instructing; the profession of a teacher; (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
- statement a message that is stated or declared; a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; (music) the presentation of a musical theme; a nonverbal message; the act of affirming or asserting or stating something ; (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program ; a document showing credits and debits
- program line (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program