commanding
/kəˈmɑːndɪŋ//kəˈmændɪŋ/
verb
- 1
To order, give orders; to compel or direct with authority.
“The king commanded his servant to bring him dinner.”
- 2
To have or exercise supreme power, control or authority over, especially military; to have under direction or control.
“to command an army or a ship”
- 3
To require with authority; to demand, order, enjoin.
“he commanded silence”
- 4
To dominate through ability, resources, position etc.; to overlook.
“Bridges commanded by a fortified house. (Motley.)”
- 5
To exact, compel or secure by influence; to deserve, claim.
“A good magistrate commands the respect and affections of the people.”
- 6
To hold, to control the use of.
“The fort commanded the bay.”
- 7
To have a view, as from a superior position.
- 8
To direct to come; to bestow.
noun
- 1
The act of giving a command.
adjective
- 1
Tending to give commands, authoritarian.
- 2
Impressively dominant.
“a commanding structure”
- 3
(of a place or position) Dominating from above, giving a wide view
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