command

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   An order telling someone to do something.

   The soldiers waited for the command to move forward.

2. 2
   verb

   To officially order someone to do something.

   The officer commanded the soldiers to stop firing.

3. 3
   noun

   The power or authority to control a group, especially in the army.

   The general was given command of a huge army.

4. 4
   noun

   A very good knowledge of a subject or skill.

   She has an excellent command of French.

Common collocations

• command respect Verb + noun

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der. Proto-Italic *manus Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tder. Proto-Italic *-ðō Proto-Italic *manuðō Latin mandō Latin commendō ▲ Latin mandōinflu. Latin commandāre Old French comanderbor. Middle English comaunden English command From Middle English commanden, commaunden, comaunden, comanden, from Old French comander, from Late Latin commandāre, from Latin commendāre. Ultimately from Latin com- + mandō (whence ultimately also commen…

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