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commanding

Verb

∙ present participle of command

Adjective

∙ Tending to give commands, authoritarian.
∙ Impressively dominant.

Noun

∙ The act of giving a command.

command

Noun

∙ An order to do something.
∙ The right or authority to order, control or dispose of; the right to be obeyed or to compel obedience.
∙ power of control, direction or disposal; mastery.
∙ A position of chief authority; a position involving the right or power to order or control.
∙ The act of commanding; exercise or authority of influence.
∙ A body or troops, or any naval or military force, under the control of a particular officer; by extension, any object or body in someone's charge. military
∙ Dominating situation; range or control or oversight; extent of view or outlook.
∙ A directive to a computer program acting as an interpreter of some kind, in order to perform a specific task. computing
∙ The degree of control a pitcher has over his pitches. baseball

Verb

∙ To order, give orders; to compel or direct with authority. transitive
∙ To have or exercise supreme power, control or authority over, especially military; to have under direction or control. transitive
∙ To require with authority; to demand, order, enjoin. transitive
∙ to dominate through ability, resources, position etc.; to overlook. transitive
∙ To exact, compel or secure by influence; to deserve, claim. transitive
∙ To hold, to control the use of. transitive
∙ To have a view, as from a superior position. intransitive, archaic
∙ To direct to come; to bestow. obsolete

BABYLON ENGLISH
commanding adj.
full of authority, powerful (voice, etc.); in authority
command v.
rule, control, be in authority

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
commanding
commanding
\com*mand"ing\, a.
1. exercising authority; actually in command; as, a commanding officer.
2. fitted to impress or control; as, a commanding look or presence.
3. exalted; overlooking; having superior strategic advantages; as, a commanding position.

WORDNET 2.0
commanding
Adjective
1. of the highest rank; used of persons; "the commanding officer"
(synonym) ranking, top-level, top-ranking
(similar) superior
2. used of a height or viewpoint; "a commanding view of the ocean"; "looked up at the castle dominating the countryside"; "the balcony overlooking the ballroom"
(synonym) dominating, overlooking
(similar) high
command
Noun
1. an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
(synonym) bid, bidding, dictation
(hypernym) speech act
(hyponym) countermand
(derivation) require, compel
2. a military unit or region under the control of a single officer
(hypernym) military unit, military force, military group, force
(hyponym) Air Combat Command, ACC
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
3. the power or authority to command; "an admiral in command"
(hypernym) authority, authorization, authorisation, dominance, say-so
(derivation) control
4. availability for use; "the materials at the command of the potters grew"
(hypernym) handiness, accessibility, availability, availableness
5. a position of highest authority; "the corporation has just undergone a change in command"
(hypernym) status, position
(derivation) control
6. great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; "a good command of French"
(synonym) control, mastery
(hypernym) skillfulness
7. (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
(synonym) instruction, statement, program line
(hypernym) code, computer code
(hyponym) call
(part-holonym) program, programme, computer program, computer programme
(classification) computer science, computing
Verb
1. be in command of; "The general commanded a huge army"
(hypernym) dominate, master
(hyponym) general
2. make someone do something
(synonym) require, compel
(hypernym) order, tell, enjoin, say
(hyponym) charge, saddle, burden
(derivation) commandment
3. demand as one's due; "This speaker commands a high fee"; "The author commands a fair hearing from his readers"
(hypernym) demand, exact
4. look down on; "The villa dominates the town"
(synonym) dominate, overlook, overtop
(hypernym) lie
(hyponym) shadow, overshadow, dwarf
5. exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces"
(synonym) control
(hyponym) preoccupy

WIKTIONARY - Yabla

commanding

Verb

∙ present participle of command

Adjective

∙ Tending to give commands, authoritarian.
∙ Impressively dominant.

Noun

∙ The act of giving a command.

command

Noun

∙ An order to do something.
∙ The right or authority to order, control or dispose of; the right to be obeyed or to compel obedience.
∙ power of control, direction or disposal; mastery.
∙ A position of chief authority; a position involving the right or power to order or control.
∙ The act of commanding; exercise or authority of influence.
∙ A body or troops, or any naval or military force, under the control of a particular officer; by extension, any object or body in someone's charge. military
∙ Dominating situation; range or control or oversight; extent of view or outlook.
∙ A directive to a computer program acting as an interpreter of some kind, in order to perform a specific task. computing
∙ The degree of control a pitcher has over his pitches. baseball

Verb

∙ To order, give orders; to compel or direct with authority. transitive
∙ To have or exercise supreme power, control or authority over, especially military; to have under direction or control. transitive
∙ To require with authority; to demand, order, enjoin. transitive
∙ to dominate through ability, resources, position etc.; to overlook. transitive
∙ To exact, compel or secure by influence; to deserve, claim. transitive
∙ To hold, to control the use of. transitive
∙ To have a view, as from a superior position. intransitive, archaic
∙ To direct to come; to bestow. obsolete

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