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command

/kəˈmænd/kuh-MAND
/kəˈmænd/kuh-MAND

Meaningto entrust; to order

Common meaning: to order

Other meanings: control

‘with, together’ + ‘to entrust, order’ → command

Journey through time

  1. Latinmandō, mandāvī‘to entrust, order’
  2. Frenchcom
  3. Englishcommand‘to order’ · today

com- also in: compelcombustcomfortcommendcomment

mand also in: mandatedemandcommendrecommend

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin mandō ‘to entrust, order’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry mandō, p. 1106 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

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