ALL meanings of commanding
com·mand·ing
C c - adjective commanding If you are in a commanding position or situation, you are in a strong or powerful position or situation. 3
- adjective commanding If you describe someone as commanding, you mean that they are powerful and confident. 3
- graded adjective commanding If a building has a commanding position, it is high up and has good views of the surrounding area. 3
- adjective commanding being in command 3
- adjective commanding having the air of authority 3
- adjective commanding (of a position, situation, etc) exerting control 3
- adjective commanding (of a height, viewpoint, etc) overlooking; advantageous 3
- abbreviation COMMANDING command 3
- adjective commanding having authority; controlling or dominating 3
- adjective commanding impressive, esp. in a dignified or imperial way 3
- adjective commanding controlling or dominating by position 3
- adjective commanding very large 3
- noun commanding Present participle of command. 1
- adjective commanding impressive, imposing 1
- adjective commanding officer: in charge 1
- adjective commanding of, relating to, or for use in the exercise of command: a command car; command post. 1
- adjective commanding of or relating to a commander: a command decision. 1
- adjective commanding ordered by a sovereign, as if by a sovereign, or by the exigencies of a situation: a command performance. 1
- verb with object commanding to direct with specific authority or prerogative; order: The captain commanded his men to attack. 1
- verb with object commanding to require authoritatively; demand: She commanded silence. 1
- verb with object commanding to have or exercise authority or control over; be master of; have at one's bidding or disposal: The Pharaoh commanded 10,000 slaves. 1
- verb with object commanding to deserve and receive (respect, sympathy, attention, etc.): He commands much respect for his attitude. 1
- verb with object commanding to dominate by reason of location; overlook: The hill commands the sea. 1
- verb with object commanding to have authority over and responsibility for (a military or naval unit or installation); be in charge of. 1
- verb without object commanding to issue an order or orders. 1
- verb without object commanding to be in charge; have authority. 1
- verb without object commanding to occupy a dominating position; look down upon or over a body of water, region, etc. 1
- noun commanding the act of commanding or ordering. 1
- noun commanding an order given by one in authority: The colonel gave the command to attack. 1
- noun commanding Military. an order in prescribed words, usually given in a loud voice to troops at close-order drill: The command was “Right shoulder arms!”. the order of execution or the second part of any two-part close-order drill command, as face in Right face! (initial capital letter) a principal component of the U.S. Air Force: Strategic Air Command. a body of troops or a station, ship, etc., under a commander. 1
- noun commanding the possession or exercise of controlling authority: a lieutenant in command of a platoon. 1
- noun commanding expertise; mastery: He has a command of French, Russian, and German. 1
- noun commanding British. a royal order. 1
- noun commanding power of dominating a region by reason of location; extent of view or outlook: the command of the valley from the hill. 1
- noun commanding Computers. an electric impulse, signal, or set of signals for initiating an operation in a computer. a character, symbol, or item of information for instructing a computer to perform a specific task. a single instruction. 1
- noun commanding The act of giving a command. 0
- adjective commanding Tending to give commands, authoritarian. 0
- adjective commanding Impressively dominant. 0