{
    "term": "command",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "an order given to a person or an animal",
            "sensetop": "command to do something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Begin when I give the command."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You must obey the captain's commands."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He issued the command to retreat.",
                    "contextForm": "command to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Police said he ignored their commands to stop."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an army officer barking commands at his men"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has been teaching her dog simple commands."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["War and conflict"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["basic", "simple"],
                "verb + command": ["carry out", "obey", "disobey"],
                "preposition": ["at somebody’s command"],
                "phrases": ["your wish is my command"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "an instruction given to a computer",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The computer **executes commands** successively in the order they arrive."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What is the startup command for the program?"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Computers"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["spoken", "verbal", "voice"],
                "verb + command": ["enter", "type", "use"],
                "command + noun": ["line", "prompt"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "control and authority over a situation or a group of people",
            "sensetop": "under somebody's commandcommand of somebody/somethingin commandin command of something/yourself",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He has 1 200 men under his command.",
                    "contextForm": "under somebody's command"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He **has command of** 1  200 men.",
                    "contextForm": "command of somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The police arrived and **took command of** the situation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In 1939 he **assumed command of** all French naval forces."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There were many disagreements over the command of the peacekeeping forces."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Who is in command here?",
                    "contextForm": "in command"
                },
                {
                    "text": "For the first time in years, she felt in command of her life.",
                    "contextForm": "in command of something/yourself"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He looked relaxed and totally in command of himself."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the **chain of command**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a breakdown in the **command structure**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He had command of 3 000 soldiers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was in complete command of the situation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has lost command of his senses."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was in sole command of one million pounds."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The division was under the command of General George."
                },
                {
                    "text": "under the direct command of Lieutenant Sykes"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Decisions that are beyond the competence of junior managers should be referred up the chain of command."
                },
                {
                    "text": "his command over resources"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["War and conflict"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["complete", "full", "total"],
                "verb + command": ["have", "assume", "take"],
                "command + noun": ["centre/​center", "chair", "deck"],
                "preposition": [
                    "in command",
                    "in command of",
                    "under somebody’s command"
                ],
                "phrases": ["the chain of command", "the line of command"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a part of an army, air force, etc. that is organized and controlled separately; a group of officers who give orders",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Bomber Command"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["War and conflict"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "your knowledge of something; your ability to do or use something, especially a language",
            "sensetop": "command (of something)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Applicants will be expected to have (a) good command of English."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has an excellent command of French."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["excellent", "fluent", "good"],
                "verb + command": ["have", "demonstrate", "show"],
                "preposition": ["at your command", "command of"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "if you have a skill or an amount of something at your command, you are able to use it well and completely",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "With all the words at my command, I could not express how I felt."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The vast knowledge he has at his command will be invaluable in the job."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be ready to obey somebody",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I'm at your command—what would you like me to do?"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say that you are ready to do whatever somebody asks you to do",
            "labels": "(humorous)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kəˈmɑːnd/",
                "audio": "co/command/command__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kəˈmænd/",
                "audio": "co/command/command__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French comander ‘to command’, from late Latin commandare, from com- (expressing intensive force) + mandare ‘commit, command’. Compare with commend."
}