command

Change speaker

You're listening to Joanna
She has an American accent.

NGSL Rank: 1711
command
kəˈmɑːnd Listen
Meanings
verb
  • give an authoritative or peremptory order.
    E.g. a gruff voice commanded us to enter
  • dominate (a strategic position) from a superior height.
    E.g. the fortress commands the shortest Channel crossing
  • be in a strong enough position to have or secure.
    E.g. they command a majority in Parliament
noun
  • an authoritative order.
    E.g. he obeyed her commands without question
  • the ability to use or control something.
    E.g. he had a brilliant command of English
  • an instruction or signal causing a computer to perform one of its basic functions.

Practise saying this word

command
Joanna
YouReset