| Command |
v. t. |
To order with authority; to lay injunction upon; to direct; to bid; to charge. |
| Command |
v. t. |
To exercise direct authority over; to have control of; to have at one's disposal; to lead. |
| Command |
v. t. |
To have within a sphere of control, influence, access, or vision; to dominate by position; to guard; to overlook. |
| Command |
v. t. |
To have power or influence of the nature of authority over; to obtain as if by ordering; to receive as a due; to challenge; to claim; as, justice commands the respect and affections of the people; the best goods command the best price. |
| Command |
v. t. |
To direct to come; to bestow. |
| Command |
v. i. |
To have or to exercise direct authority; to govern; to sway; to influence; to give an order or orders. |
| Command |
v. i. |
To have a view, as from a superior position. |
| Command |
n. |
An authoritative order requiring obedience; a mandate; an injunction. |
| Command |
n. |
The possession or exercise of authority. |
| Command |
n. |
Authority; power or right of control; leadership; as, the forces under his command. |
| Command |
n. |
Power to dominate, command, or overlook by means of position; scope of vision; survey. |
| Command |
n. |
Control; power over something; sway; influence; as, to have command over one's temper or voice; the fort has command of the bridge. |
| Command |
n. |
A body of troops, or any naval or military force or post, or the whole territory under the authority or control of a particular officer. |
