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mānd
/kəmˈɑːnd/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "command"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āφāĻĻ⧇āĻļ, āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ

an order, particularly given by someone in a position of authority
command definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She followed the captain 's command to lower the sails as the storm approached.
āĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āφāϏāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϞ āύāĻžāĻŽāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§āĻŸā§‡āύ⧇āϰ āφāĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ, āχāωāύāĻŋāϟ

a military unit, area, or operation that is under the control and direction of one officer or leader
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The general took command of the army after the previous leader resigned.
āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀ āύ⧇āϤāĻž āĻĒāĻĻāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻœā§‡āύāĻžāϰ⧇āϞ āϏ⧇āύāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāύ⧀āϰ āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāĨ¤
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authority or control over people, resources, or operations

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She held command over the project team.
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availability or readiness of resources or skills for immediate use

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Knowledge of multiple languages was at his command.
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expertise, mastery, or extensive knowledge in a particular area or skill

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His command of negotiation tactics is impressive.
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a position of highest authority or control in an organization, military unit, or operation

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The officer was promoted to command of the division.
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āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ, āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļ

an instruction that tells a computer to perform a specific task or function
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Commands like " cd " and " ls " are used in the terminal to navigate and list files in Unix-based operating systems.
āχāωāύāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϏ-āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻ…āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āϟāĻŋāĻ‚ āϏāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻŽā§‡ āĻĢāĻžāχāϞ āύ⧇āĻ­āĻŋāϗ⧇āϟ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϤāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϭ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϟāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻžāϞ⧇ "cd" āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ "ls" āĻāϰ āĻŽāϤ⧋ āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āφāĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to have authority over or be in charge of a unit in the army
Transitive: to command a military unit [adj]
to command definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
With a flick of his wrist and a resounding voice, Commander Roberts commands his battalion like a maestro conducting an orchestra of valor.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻŦā§āϜāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻāĻžāρāϕ⧁āύāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ§ā§āĻŦāύāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āĻŖā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāϰ āϏāĻš, āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāϏ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĻ⧁āϰāĻŋāϰ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϕ⧇āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϰāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻžāϞāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āύ āĻāĻŽāύ āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϟāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύāϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āφāĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻĻ⧇āĻ¤ā§āϤāϝāĻŧāĻž, āύ⧇āϤ⧃āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to give an official order to a person or an animal to perform a particular task
Ditransitive: to command sb to do sth
to command definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The trainer commanded the dog to sit and stay during the obedience training session.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻ• āφāύ⧁āĻ—āĻ¤ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āϏ⧇āĻļāύ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϕ⧁āϕ⧁āϰāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻŦāϏāϤ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϤ⧇ āφāĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āφāĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to have or exercise direct authority
Intransitive
to command definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As the CEO, she commands with confidence and vision.
āϏāĻŋāχāĻ“ āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āφāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻ“ āĻĻ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āφāĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻĻ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to demand or claim something as one's right
Transitive: to command a demand or right
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The lawyer commanded a hefty fee for his services due to his expertise in the field.
āφāχāύāĻœā§€āĻŦā§€ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰāϪ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏ⧇āĻŦāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĢāĻŋ āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āφāϝāĻŧāĻ¤ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to dominate or control a strategic position from a higher vantage point
Transitive: to command a position
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The generals decided to position their artillery on the elevated ridge to better command the battlefield.
āĻœā§‡āύāĻžāϰ⧇āϞāϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āφāĻ°ā§āϟāĻŋāϞāĻžāϰāĻŋ āωāρāϚ⧁ āϰāĻŋāĻœā§‡ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇ āϝāĻžāϤ⧇ āϝ⧁āĻĻā§āϧāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§āϰāϕ⧇ āφāϰāĻ“ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤

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