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• command — [kə mand′, kəmänd′] vt. [ME commanden < OFr comander < VL * commandare < L com , intens. + mandare, to commit, entrust: see MANDATE] 1. to give an order or orders to; direct with authority 2. to have authority or jurisdiction over;… …   English World dictionary

• command — com|mand1 W2 [kəˈma:nd US kəˈmænd] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(control)¦ 2¦(order)¦ 3¦(computer)¦ 4 command of something 5¦(military)¦ 6 at your command 7 be in command of yourself ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(CONTROL)¦[U] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Respect — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Respect >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 respect respect regard consideration Sgm: N 1 courtesy courtesy &c. 894 Sgm: N 1 attention attention deference reverence honor esteem …   English dictionary for students

• Command — Com*mand (?; 61), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Commanded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Commanding}.] [OE. comaunden, commanden, OF. comander, F. commander, fr. L. com + mandare to commit to, to command. Cf. {Commend}, {Mandate}.] 1. To order with authority; to lay… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• command — com|mand1 [ kə mænd ] noun *** 1. ) count an official order: Are you refusing to obey my commands? a ) an instruction that you give to a computer to make it do something: the log on command 2. ) uncount control of a group of people, especially in …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• respect — I n. esteem 1) to pay, show respect to 2) to command, inspire respect (she commands respect from everyone = she commands everyone s respect) 3) to earn, win; lose smb. s respect 4) deep, profound, sincere; due; grudging; mutual respect 5) respect …   Combinatory dictionary

• command — [[t]kəmɑ͟ːnd, mæ̱nd[/t]] ♦♦♦ commands, commanding, commanded 1) VERB If someone in authority commands you to do something, they tell you that you must do it. [mainly WRITTEN] [V n to inf] He commanded his troops to attack... [V with quote] Get in …   English dictionary

• command — 1 noun 1 ORDER (C) an order that should be obeyed: Fire when I give the command. 2 CONTROL (U) the control of a group of people or a situation: be in command: Judge Hathaway was in complete command of the courtroom. | have sth under your command …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• command — I UK [kəˈmɑːnd] / US [kəˈmænd] noun Word forms command : singular command plural commands *** 1) [countable] an official order Who gave the command to open fire? 2) [countable] computing an instruction that you give to a computer to make it do… …   English dictionary

• command — commandable, adj. /keuh mand , mahnd /, v.t. 1. to direct with specific authority or prerogative; order: The captain commanded his men to attack. 2. to require authoritatively; demand: She commanded silence. 3. to have or exercise authority or… …   Universalium

• command*/ — [kəˈmɑːnd] noun I 1) [C] an official order to do something He refuses to obey my commands.[/ex] 2) [U] control of a group of people or of a situation Franco was in command of the military.[/ex] United soon took command of the game.[/ex] 3) [C] an …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English