English to Persian Dictionary Online
Definition of "command"

command

Từ điển Collocation

command noun

¹ order

ADJ. peremptory

VERB + COMMAND carry out, obey | bark, give, issue an army officer barking commands at his men He issued the command to retreat.

PREP. at sb's ~ I am at your command (= ready to obey you). At her command all work stopped.

² control over sb/sth

ADJ. complete, full, total He was in complete command of the situation. | direct under the direct command of Lieutenant Sykes | sole She was in sole command of one million pounds. | personal | integrated, joint, unified NATO's integrated military command | overall | high, supreme the military high command | army, military

VERB + COMMAND have He had command of 3,000 soldiers. | assume, take (over) | give sb, put sb in | relinquish | lose, be relieved of She has lost command of her senses.

PREP. in ~ Who is in command? She is second in command. | in ~ of He was put in command of the navy. | under sb's ~ The division was under the command of General George. | ~ over his command over resources

PHRASES the chain/line of command

³ ability to do/use sth

ADJ. excellent, fluent, good, perfect | poor

VERB + COMMAND have

PREP. at your ~ The vast knowledge of the country he has at his command will be invaluable in the job. | ~ of She has an excellent command of French.

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Từ điển WordNet

n.

• an authoritative direction or instruction to do something; bid, bidding, dictation
• a military unit or region under the control of a single officer
• the power or authority to command

  an admiral in command

• availability for use

  the materials at the command of the potters grew

• a position of highest authority

  the corporation has just undergone a change in command

• great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; control, mastery

  a good command of French

• (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program; instruction, statement, program line

v.

• be in command of

  The general commanded a huge army

• make someone do something; require, compel
• demand as one's due

  This speaker commands a high fee

  The author commands a fair hearing from his readers

• look down on; dominate, overlook, overtop

  The villa dominates the town

• exercise authoritative control or power over; control

  control the budget

  Command the military forces

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Microsoft Computer Dictionary

n. An instruction to a computer program that, when issued by the user, causes an action to be carried out. Commands are usually either typed at the keyboard or chosen from a menu.

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English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

commands|commanded|commanding
syn.: bid control direct enjoin instruct order power
ant.: compliance comply obedience submission submit