"commanding" meaning in English

See commanding in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kəˈmændɪŋ/ [General-American], /kəˈmɑːndɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-command.ogg Forms: more commanding [comparative], most commanding [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} commanding (comparative more commanding, superlative most commanding)
  1. Tending to give commands, authoritarian.
    Sense id: en-commanding-en-adj-PpU5ei7V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 32 27 3 12
  2. Impressively dominant.
    Sense id: en-commanding-en-adj-y34EivR1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 32 27 3 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 41 18 6 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 32 25 4 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 34 23 3 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 23 34 20 5 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 24 33 20 5 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 22 36 20 5 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 24 33 20 5 18
  3. Dominating from above, giving a wide view (of a place or position)
    Sense id: en-commanding-en-adj-aWey2pUV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 32 27 3 12

Noun

IPA: /kəˈmændɪŋ/ [General-American], /kəˈmɑːndɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-command.ogg Forms: commandings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} commanding (plural commandings)
  1. The act of giving a command.
    Sense id: en-commanding-en-noun-N09qq6Bs

Verb

IPA: /kəˈmændɪŋ/ [General-American], /kəˈmɑːndɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-command.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} commanding
  1. present participle and gerund of command Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: command Synonyms: imposing Synonyms (tending to give commands): bossy Derived forms: commanding general, commanding heights, commandingly, commandingness, commanding officer, uncommanding Translations (impressively dominant): доминиращ (dominirašt) (Bulgarian), חולשת מרשים (Hebrew), imperiōsus (Latin), marutuna (Maori) Translations (tending to give commands): командващ (komandvašt) (Bulgarian), פוקד (Hebrew), שולט (Hebrew)
    Sense id: en-commanding-en-verb-xDxuaiou Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 32 27 3 12

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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