Command I Give Obey Police Noun Kəˈmɑːnd Kəˈmænd

• begin when i give the command.
• you must obey the captain's commands.
• he issued the command to retreat.
• police said he ignored their commands to stop.

command

1. an order given to a person or an animal
• Begin when I give the command.
• You must obey the captain's commands.
• He issued the command to retreat.
• Police said he ignored their commands to stop.

Extra Examples

• an army officer barking commands at his men
• She has been teaching her dog simple commands.
2. an instruction given to a computer
• The computer executes commands successively in the order they arrive.
• What is the startup command for the program?
3. control and authority over a situation or a group of people
• SEE ALSO high command
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/high-command
• He has 1 200 men under his command.
• He has command of 1  200 men.
• The police arrived and took command of the situation.
• In 1939 he assumed command of all French naval forces.
• There were many disagreements over the command of the peacekeeping forces.
• Who is in command here?
• For the first time in years, she felt in command of her life.
• He looked relaxed and totally in command of himself.
• the chain of command
• a breakdown in the command structure

Extra Examples

• He had command of 3 000 soldiers.
• He was in complete command of the situation.
• She has lost command of her senses.
• She was in sole command of one million pounds.
• The division was under the command of General George.
• under the direct command of Lieutenant Sykes
• Decisions that are beyond the competence of junior managers should be referred up the chain of command.
• his command over resources
4. a part of an army, air force, etc. that is organized and controlled separately; a group of officers who give orders
• Bomber Command
5. your knowledge of something; your ability to do or use something, especially a language
• Applicants will be expected to have (a) good command of English.
• She has an excellent command of French.
6. if you have a skill or an amount of something at your command, you are able to use it well and completely
• With all the words at my command, I could not express how I felt.
• The vast knowledge he has at his command will be invaluable in the job.
7. to be ready to obey somebody
• I'm at your command—what would you like me to do?
8. used to say that you are ready to do whatever somebody asks you to do

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French comander ‘to command’, from late Latin commandare, from com- (expressing intensive force) + mandare ‘commit, command’. Compare with commend.