Commissioned Kəˈmɪʃn Commission French Verb Bre Write National

• she has been commissioned to write a new national anthem.
• publishers have commissioned a french translation of the book.
• the survey on consumer taste was commissioned by local stores.
• she was commissioned in 2014.

commission

1. to officially ask somebody to write, make or create something or to do a task for you
• She has been commissioned to write a new national anthem.
• Publishers have commissioned a French translation of the book.
• The survey on consumer taste was commissioned by local stores.
2. to choose somebody as an officer in one of the armed forces
• She was commissioned in 2014.
• He has just been commissioned (as a) pilot officer.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they commission
• he / she / it commissions
• past simple commissioned
• past participle commissioned
• -ing form commissioning

Word Origin

• Middle English: via Old French from Latin commissio(n-), from committere ‘entrust’ (in medieval Latin ‘put into custody’), from com- ‘with’ + mittere ‘put or send’.