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# command

«command» in Mova's school dictionary: **To tell someone officially to do something; to order** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (command, commands, commanded, commanding); noun (a command, commands; command, uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To tell someone officially to do something; to order. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/command/#m1)

2) An order (follow the command). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/command/#m2)

3) Control or charge of a group, such as an army (in command). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/command/#m3)

4) Knowledge and skill at something (a good command of English). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/command/#m4)

5) An instruction to a computer (type a command). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/command/#m5)

6) To deserve and get something (command respect). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/command/#m6)

7) To have a view over (The castle commands the valley). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/command/#m7)

### sense in the lessons

In computing lessons: commands tell a robot or program what to do. In history and stories: a general commands an army. In language: «a good command of French». In grammar: a command sentence (imperative) like «Shut the door!». Phrases: in command, at your command, command respect.

### examples

- The captain commanded the crew to lower the sails. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/command/#x1)
- The dog obeys the «sit» command. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/command/#x2)
- Type the command and press Enter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/command/#x3)
- Who is in command of the ship? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/command/#x4)
- She has an excellent command of Spanish. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/command/#x5)
- «Close the window!» is a command sentence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/command/#x6)
- The teacher commands respect from the class. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/command/#x7)

### note

Spelling: double m. In grammar, a command (imperative) starts with a verb and often ends with ! or a full stop. Commander is a person; commandment is an order in religion.

### In the corpora

- [In a command, the subject «you» is understood, so «Stop.» is a complete sentence.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/26-sentences-capital-letters-full-stops-and-the-four-types/29/)
- [An exclamation mark alone does not make a sentence an exclamation: «Sit down!» is a command.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/26-sentences-capital-letters-full-stops-and-the-four-types/31/)
- [Now." works as a command too, and "please" is kindness, not grammar.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/language/7-kinds-of-sentences/2/)
- [One-word commands like "Help!", "Run!" and "Listen!" are complete sentences.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/language/7-kinds-of-sentences/9/)
- [And the LORD God commanded the man, saying: 'Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.50/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «command» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/command/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.