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command
English
Etymology
From Middle English commanden, commaunden, comaunden, comanden, from Old French comander (modern French commander), from Vulgar Latin *commandare, from Latin commendare, from com- + mandare, from mand? (“I order, command”). Compare commend (a doublet), and mandate.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /k??m??nd/
- (General American) IPA(key): /k??mænd/
- Hyphenation: com?mand
Noun
command (countable and uncountable, plural commands)
- An order to do something.
- I was given a command to cease shooting.
- The right or authority to order, control or dispose of; the right to be obeyed or to compel obedience.
- to have command of an army
- power of control, direction or disposal; mastery.
- he had command of the situation
- England has long held command of the sea
- a good command of language
- A position of chief authority; a position involving the right or power to order or control.
- General Smith was placed in command.
- The act of commanding; exercise or authority of influence.
- 1851, Herbert Spencer, Social Statics, p. 180
- Command cannot be otherwise than savage, for it implies an appeal to force, should force be needful.
- 1851, Herbert Spencer, Social Statics, p. 180
- (military) 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.
- Dominating situation; range or control or oversight; extent of view or outlook.
- (computing) A directive to a computer program acting as an interpreter of some kind, in order to perform a specific task.
- (baseball) The degree of control a pitcher has over his pitches.
- He's got good command tonight.
- A command performance.
- 1809, Dorothy Jordan, letter, cited in Claire Tomalin, Mrs Jordan's Profession, Penguin 2012, p. 220:
- Atkinson […] had hinted to me that the Duke of Richmond was so delighted with my acting that he should not be surprised if there was a second command.
- 1809, Dorothy Jordan, letter, cited in Claire Tomalin, Mrs Jordan's Profession, Penguin 2012, p. 220:
Translations
See also
- imperative mood
References
- Command on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Verb
command (third-person singular simple present commands, present participle commanding, simple past and past participle commanded)
- (transitive, intransitive) To order, give orders; to compel or direct with authority.
- The soldier was commanded to cease firing.
- The king commanded his servant to bring him dinner.
- 1625, Francis Bacon, Of Revenge
- We are commanded to forgive our enemies, but you never read that we are commanded to forgive our friends.
- (transitive, intransitive) 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
- (transitive) To require with authority; to demand, order, enjoin.
- he commanded silence
- 2013, Louise Taylor, English talent gets left behind as Premier League keeps importing (in The Guardian, 20 August 2013)[1]
- The reasons for this growing disconnect are myriad and complex but the situation is exacerbated by the reality that those English players who do smash through our game's "glass ceiling" command radically inflated transfer fees.
- (transitive) to dominate through ability, resources, position etc.; to overlook.
- Bridges commanded by a fortified house. (Motley.)
- (transitive) To exact, compel or secure by influence; to deserve, claim.
- A good magistrate commands the respect and affections of the people.
- Justice commands the respect and affections of the people.
- The best goods command the best price.
- This job commands a salary of £30,000.
- (transitive) To hold, to control the use of.
- The fort commanded the bay.
- Two wooden bridges led across the river; each was commanded by a fortified house
- December 1699, Joseph Addison, letter to William Congreve
- One [side] commands a view of the finest garden.
- 1834, The Hobart Town Magazine (volume 2, page 323)
- […] they made considerable progress in the art of embalming the wild fruits of their native land, so that they might command cranberries and hindberries at all times and seasons.
- (intransitive, archaic) To have a view, as from a superior position.
- (obsolete) To direct to come; to bestow.
Synonyms
- (give an order): decree, order
Translations
Derived terms
References
- command in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- “command”, in OED Online ?, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000
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impulse
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French impulser, from Latin impulsus.
For spelling, as in pulse, the -e (on -lse) is so the end is pronounced /ls/, rather than /lz/ as in pulls, and does not change the vowel (‘u’). Compare else, false, convulse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??mp?ls/
- Hyphenation: im?pulse
Noun
impulse (plural impulses)
- A thrust; a push; a sudden force that impels.
- c. 1715-1716, Samuel Clarke, letter to Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- All spontaneous animal motion is performed by mechanical impulse.
- c. 1715-1716, Samuel Clarke, letter to Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- A wish or urge, particularly a sudden one prompting action.
- 1692?, John Dryden, Sylvae (translations), Preface
- These were my natural impulses for the undertaking.
- 1692?, John Dryden, Sylvae (translations), Preface
- (physics) The integral of force over time.
- The total impulse from the impact will depend on the kinetic energy of the projectile.
Derived terms
- impulse buy
- nerve impulse
- on impulse
Related terms
- impel
- impulsion
- impulsive
- impulsively
- impulsiveness
- impulsivity
- impulsor
- pulse
Translations
Verb
impulse (third-person singular simple present impulses, present participle impulsing, simple past and past participle impulsed)
- (obsolete) To impel; to incite.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Alexander Pope to this entry?)
References
- impulse in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- impulse in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “impulse”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
French
Pronunciation
- Homophones: impulsent, impulses
Verb
impulse
- first-person singular present indicative of impulser
- third-person singular present indicative of impulser
- first-person singular present subjunctive of impulser
- third-person singular present subjunctive of impulser
- second-person singular imperative of impulser
Italian
Verb
impulse
- third-person singular past historic of impellere
Latin
Participle
impulse
- vocative masculine singular of impulsus
Spanish
Noun
impulse m (plural impulses)
- push, shove
Verb
impulse
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of impulsar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of impulsar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of impulsar.
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