commanded (Meaning)
commanded
to direct authoritatively, the act of commanding, a position of highest usually military authority, the ability to control, to look down on especially from a militarily strong position, a signal that actuates a device (such as a control mechanism in a spacecraft or one step in a computer), the authority, right, or power to command, to have for one's use, a unit of the U.S. Air Force higher than an air force, an order given, done on command or request, to order or request to be given, the people, area, or unit under a commander, control sense 1d, to dominate as if from an elevated place, to have military command of as senior officer, to demand or receive as one's due, to overlook or dominate from or as if from a strategic position, to have authority and control over, the activation of a device by means of such a signal, to issue orders by right of authority, to give orders, the authority or right to command, to have at one's immediate disposal, the power to dominate, to be commander, the personnel, area, or organization under a commander, a line of code (see code entry 1 sense 5) instructing a computer to send such a signal, facility in use, scope of vision, a position from which military operations are directed, to have or exercise direct authority, when an order is given, to exercise a dominating influence over
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commanded Sentence Examples
- The general commanded his troops to advance on the enemy lines.
- The captain commanded the ship to alter its course to avoid a storm.
- The teacher commanded her students to pay attention during the lecture.
- The doctor commanded the patient to take the medication as prescribed.
- The police officer commanded the suspect to put his hands up and surrender.
- The judge commanded the defendant to appear before the court on Monday.
- The father commanded his son to clean his room before dinner.
- The boss commanded his employee to finish the project by Friday.
- The conductor commanded the orchestra to start playing the overture.
- The drill sergeant commanded the recruits to execute the push-ups with precision.
FAQs About the word commanded
to direct authoritatively, the act of commanding, a position of highest usually military authority, the ability to control, to look down on especially from a mi
supported, mandatory, encouraged,ordered, tolerated, required, promoted, permitted, certified, seemly
barred,prohibited, forbidden, proscribed, impermissible, improper, intolerable, verboten, unendurable, unbearable
The general commanded his troops to advance on the enemy lines.
The captain commanded the ship to alter its course to avoid a storm.
The teacher commanded her students to pay attention during the lecture.
The doctor commanded the patient to take the medication as prescribed.
