1 com·mand verb \k??-??mand\
Definition of COMMAND
transitive verb
1: to direct authoritatively : order
2: to exercise a dominating influence over : have command of: as a : to have at one's immediate disposal <commands many resources> b : to demand or receive as one's due <commands a high fee> c : to overlook or dominate from or as if from a strategic position <a hill that commands the city> d : to have military command of as senior officer <command a regiment>
3obsolete : to order or request to be given
intransitive verb
1: to have or exercise direct authority : govern
2: to give orders
3: to be commander
4: to dominate as if from an elevated place
2 command - noun
Definition of COMMAND
1a : an order given b : a signal that actuates a device (as a control mechanism in a spacecraft or one step in a computer); also : the activation of a device by means of such a signal
2a : the ability to control : mastery b : the authority or right to command <the officer in command> c (1) : the power to dominate (2) : scope of vision d : facility in use <a good command of French> e : control 1d <a pitcher with good command of his curveball>
3: the act of commanding
4: the personnel, area, or organization under a commander; specifically : a unit of the United States Air Force higher than an air force
5: a position of highest usually military authority
3 command - adjective
Definition of COMMAND
: done on command or request <a command performance>
First Known Use of COMMAND
1826
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