command
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 →
2) An order (follow the command). tree →
3) Control or charge of a group, such as an army (in command). tree →
4) Knowledge and skill at something (a good command of English). tree →
5) An instruction to a computer (type a command). tree →
6) To deserve and get something (command respect). tree →
7) To have a view over (The castle commands the valley). tree →
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 →
- The dog obeys the «sit» command. tree →
- Type the command and press Enter. tree →
- Who is in command of the ship? tree →
- She has an excellent command of Spanish. tree →
- «Close the window!» is a command sentence. tree →
- The teacher commands respect from the class. tree →
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.
- An exclamation mark alone does not make a sentence an exclamation: «Sit down!» is a command.
- Now." works as a command too, and "please" is kindness, not grammar.
- One-word commands like "Help!", "Run!" and "Listen!" are complete sentences.
- And the LORD God commanded the man, saying: 'Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat;
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «command» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.