Commanded Command Commission Work Building Cease Commanding Verb

• he commanded his men to retreat.
• she commanded the release of the prisoners.
• ‘come here!’ he commanded (them).
• the commission intervened and commanded that work on the building cease.

command

1. to tell somebody to do something
• synonym order
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/order_2
• He commanded his men to retreat.
• She commanded the release of the prisoners.
• ‘Come here!’ he commanded (them).
• The commission intervened and commanded that work on the building cease.
• The commission commanded that work on the building should cease.
2. to be in charge of a group of people in the army, navy, etc.
• See related entries: The navy
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/the_navy/command_3
• The troops were commanded by General Haig.
3. to deserve and get something because of the special qualities you have
• to command sympathy/support
• She was able to command the respect of the class.
• The headlines commanded her attention.
• As a top lawyer, he can expect to command a six-figure salary.
4. to be in a position from where you can see or control something
• The hotel commands a fine view of the valley.
• They built a castle commanding the river crossing.
5. to have control of something; to have something available for use
• The party was no longer able to command a majority in Parliament.
• the power and finances commanded by the police

Extra Examples

• ‘Get back to your room,’ he commanded.
• He was the officer commanding the troops in the Western region.
• The squadron was commanded by Major Frank Broad.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they command
• he / she / it commands
• past simple commanded
• past participle commanded
• -ing form commanding

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.