to give sb command of sth

  • 1command — com|mand1 W2 [kəˈma:nd US kəˈmænd] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(control)¦ 2¦(order)¦ 3¦(computer)¦ 4 command of something 5¦(military)¦ 6 at your command 7 be in command of yourself ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(CONTROL)¦[U] …

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  • 2command — 1 noun 1 ORDER (C) an order that should be obeyed: Fire when I give the command. 2 CONTROL (U) the control of a group of people or a situation: be in command: Judge Hathaway was in complete command of the courtroom. | have sth under your command …

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  • 3command*/ — [kəˈmɑːnd] noun I 1) [C] an official order to do something He refuses to obey my commands.[/ex] 2) [U] control of a group of people or of a situation Franco was in command of the military.[/ex] United soon took command of the game.[/ex] 3) [C] an …

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  • 4command — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 order ADJECTIVE ▪ basic, simple VERB + COMMAND ▪ carry out, obey ▪ disobey, ignore …

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  • 5instruction — in‧struc‧tion [ɪnˈstrʌkʆn] noun [countable] 1. a statement telling someone what they must do: • He claimed that brokers had failed to carry out his instructions to sell the stocks. ˈshipping inˌstructions COMMERCE TRANSPORT …

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  • 6put — W1S1 [put] v past tense and past participle put present participle putting [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move to place)¦ 2¦(change somebody s situation/feelings)¦ 3¦(write/print something)¦ 4¦(express)¦ 5 put a stop/an end to something 6 put something into… …

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  • 7List of Sonic the Hedgehog comic book characters — This article lists the fictional characters in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series. Contents 1 Cast creation and influence 2 Main characters 2.1 Antoine D Coolette 2.2 …

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  • 8hand — 1 noun PART OF THE BODY 1 (C) the part at the end of a person s arm, including the fingers and thumb, used to pick up or keep hold of things: He held the pencil in his right hand. | Go wash your hands. | hold hands: They kissed and held hands. |… …

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  • 9put — verb past tense putpresent participle putting MOVE STH 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to move something from one place or position into another, especially using your hands: put sth in/on/there etc: Put those bags on the table. | You should put …

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  • 10put — verb past tense putpresent participle putting MOVE STH 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to move something from one place or position into another, especially using your hands: put sth in/on/there etc: Put those bags on the table. | You should put …

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