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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCommand
/kəˈmænd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An authoritative order or instruction.
"The general issued a command to his troops to advance."
- 1
To give an order or instruction to someone.
"She commanded the audience's attention with her powerful speech."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'command' originates from the Latin 'commandare', meaning 'to entrust, to order'. It evolved through Old French 'comander' before entering Middle English as 'comand', reflecting a shift from a sense of authority to one of control and directive action.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Command" is said worldwide
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Commande
Transliteration: kɔ.mɑ̃d
"Le général a donné une commande à ses troupes."
Befehl
Transliteration: bəˈfeːl
"Der General gab seinen Truppen einen Befehl."
Comando
Transliteration: koˈmando
"Il generale ha dato un comando alle sue truppe."
Comando
Transliteration: koˈmando
"El general dio un comando a sus tropas."
Comando
Transliteration: koˈmɐ̃du
"O general deu um comando às suas tropas."
आदेश
Transliteration: ādesh
"जनरल ने अपनी टुकड़ियों को आदेश दिया।"
命令
Transliteration: mìnglìng
"将军向他的部队发出了命令。"
명령
Transliteration: myeongnyeong
"장군이 그의 부대에 명령을 내렸다."
命令
Transliteration: meirei
"将軍は部隊に命令を出した。"
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