Word a Day
command
What does command mean?
command (noun): an authoritative direction or instruction to do something.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce command?
/kəˈmænd/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does command come from?
From Middle English commanden, commaunden, comaunden, comanden, from Old French comander, from Late Latin commandāre, from Latin commendāre.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “command” mean?
perception through the intellect; apprehension; awareness
Not quite: that's what sense means.
a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
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a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group
Not quite: that's what policy means.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
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