command

noun/kəˈmænd/

Frequency rank: #1,484 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

An order given with authority; or to give such an order.

Illustration for the English word “command”

Example sentence

The teacher gave a strict command to stay quiet during the exam.

Synonyms & related words

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