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Meanings of command in English

Russian
директива
Portuguese
comando
Spanish
comando
Catalan
comandament

Message conveying a requirement to perform a certain action.

      директива
      Portuguese
      ordem
      Catalan
      dictat
      Spanish
      orden

      An authoritative direction or instruction to do something.

            ordem
            Catalan
            domini
            Spanish
            dominio

            Great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity.

                  domini
                  Spanish
                  dominar

                  To look down on.

                        dominar
                        Usage of command in English
                        1
                        If there's free space in the volume group, simply issue the command:
                        The book of xen
                        2
                        Neither the right words nor the right conditions are at my command.
                        The Memoirs of Cleopatra
                        3
                        Haven't heard anything about 'submitting' through my own 'chain of command' yet.
                        Out of the dark
                        4
                        One said cheekily, ''Tis the only ship Jake 'ere'll ever command, sir!'
                        For my Country’s Freedom
                        5
                        Changes in command necessitated adjustments that could give rise to new problems.
                        Ilse Witch
                        6
                        A whine was in one voice; in the other was crisp command.
                        The Sheriff's Son
                        7
                        The extreme figures of the Terror are still in command in Russia.
                        Peaceless Europe
                        8
                        As Grandma's second-in-command, she had to talk some sense into these animals.
                        The accidental demon slayer
                        9
                        U.S. General Stanley McChrystal takes command of international troops on June 15.
                        Reuters
                        10
                        They say they have to talk to you; it's a command decision.
                        The stand
                        11
                        You have five minutes to accept my terms and surrender your command.
                        House of Steel
                        12
                        However, anyone with some familiarity with a command line can use Twill.
                        Wired
                        13
                        Royal Warrants were serious business, as good as the king's own command.
                        Heaven's Queen
                        14
                        She had seen Garth off on his way to his new command.
                        The Sails of Tau Ceti
                        15
                        Love doth stand at his hand; joy doth wait on his command.
                        Radio NZ
                        16
                        A French admiral was parachuted into the sea to command the operation.
                        Wired
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                        Command through the time
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                        United Kingdom
                        Common
                        Canada
                        Common
                        United States of America
                        Common
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