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- pronunciation:
- k
maend
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
commands, commanding, commanded |
| definition 1: |
When you command someone, you tell them what to do in a powerful way.
The king commanded his soldiers to return to the castle.- synonyms:
- bid, demand, direct, order, tell
- antonyms:
- obey
- similar words:
- authorize, dictate, force, instruct, request
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| definition 2: |
When someone commands a group of people, they lead and control them.
Generals command the army.- synonyms:
- direct, dominate, govern, head, lead, rule, supervise
- similar words:
- control, guide, manage
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| definition 3: |
When a person or things commands something from you, they make you give it.
The man's loud voice commanded our attention.The thief commanded the woman's necklace.- synonyms:
- call for, require
- similar words:
- exact
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| related words: |
ask, boss, govern, handle, occupy, require, rule, supervise |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
A command is an order that must be obeyed.
To win in the dog show, the dog has to follow its owner's commands.- synonyms:
- direction, instruction, order
- similar words:
- call, law, regulation, request, rule
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| related words: |
administration, government, knowledge, power, wish |
The word command
contains the following parts:
com-
Latin
prefix
that means with, together
  More about this word part:
The prefix com-
attaches to Latin bases beginning with m, p, or b. It has multiple forms, as the 'm' sound in com-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms col-, con-, cor-, and co-. Note: com-
is frequently an intensive prefix, as in " commemorate
" and " command
."
Example words:
accomplish, combat, combine, commerce, commercial, commission, commissioner, commit, comparison, complex, comprehend, incomprehensible, command, commemorate, commute, compare, compel, complacent, complete, complement, complicate, compliment, compose, component, compound1, compulsory, computer, compute
- synonyms:
- syn-
mand
Latin
root
that means give an order
Example words:
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