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Webster 1913 Edition
Command
Com-mand′
(?; 61)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Commanded
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Commanding
.] 1.
To order with authority; to lay injunction upon; to direct; to bid; to charge.
We are
commanded
to forgive our enemies, but you never read that we are commanded
to forgive our friends. Bacon.
Go to your mistress:
Say, I
Say, I
command
her come to me. Shakespeare
2.
To exercise direct authority over; to have control of; to have at one’s disposal; to lead.
Monmouth
commanded
the English auxiliaries. Macaulay.
Such aid as I can spare you shall
command
. Shakespeare
3.
To have within a sphere of control, influence, access, or vision; to dominate by position; to guard; to overlook.
Bridges
commanded
by a fortified house. Motley.
Up to the eastern tower,
Whose height
Whose height
commands
as subject all the vale. Shakespeare
One side
commands
a view of the finest garden. Addison.
4.
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'Tis not in mortals to
command
success. Addison.
5.
To direct to come; to bestow.
[Obs.]
Syn. – To bid; order; direct; dictate; charge; govern; rule; overlook.
Com-mand′
,Verb.
I.
1.
To have or to exercise direct authority; to govern; to sway; to influence; to give an order or orders.
And reigned,
commanding
in his monarchy. Shakespeare
For the king had so
commanded
concerning [Haman]. Esth. iii. 2.
2.
To have a view, as from a superior position.
Far and wide his eye
commands
. Milton.
Com-mand′
,Noun.
1.
An authoritative order requiring obedience; a mandate; an injunction.
Awaiting what
Had to impose.
command
their mighty chiefHad to impose.
Milton.
2.
The possession or exercise of authority.
Command
and force may often create, but can never cure, an aversion. Locke.
3.
Authority; power or right of control; leadership;
as, the forces under his
. command
4.
Power to dominate, command, or overlook by means of position; scope of vision; survey.
The steepy stand
Which overlooks the vale with wide
Which overlooks the vale with wide
command
. Dryden.
5.
Control; power over something; sway; influence;
as, to have
. command
over one's temper or voice; the fort has command
of the bridgeHe assumed an absolute
command
over his readers. Dryden.
6.
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.
Syn. – Control; sway; power; authority; rule; dominion; sovereignty; mandate; order; injunction; charge; behest. See
Direction
. Webster 1828 Edition
Command
COMMAND
, v.t.1.
To bid; to order; to direct; to charge; implying authority, and power to control, and to require obedience.We will sacrifice to the Lord our God, as he shall command us. Ex. 8.
I know that he [Abraham] will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord. Gen. 18.
2.
To govern, lead or direct; to have or to exercise supreme authority over.Lord Wellington commanded an army in Spain; he commanded the army at the battle of Waterloo.
3.
To have in power; to be able to exercise power or authority over; as, a military post commands the surrounding country; a fort commands the harbor.4.
To overlook, or have in the power of the eye, without obstruction.One side commands a view of the finest garden in the world.
5.
To direct; to send.The Lord shall command the blessing on thee. Deut. 28.
The Lord will command his loving kindness. Ps. 43.
6.
To have or to exercise a controlling influence over.A good magistrate commands the respect and affections of the people.
COMMAND
,Verb.
I.
COMMAND
, n.1.
The right or power of governing with chief or exclusive authority; supreme power; control; as, an officer has a brigade under his command; he takes command of the army in France; an appropriate military term.2.
The power of controlling; governing influence; sway.He assumed an absolute command over his readers.
3.
Cogent or absolute authority.Command and force may often create, but can never cure, an aversion.
4.
The act of commanding; the mandate uttered; order given.The captain gives command.
5.
The power of overlooking, or surveying, without obstruction.The steepy strand, Which overlooks the vale with wide command.
6.
The power of governing or controlling by force, or of defending and protecting.The fortress has complete command of the port.
7.
That which is commanded control; as a body of troop under command.