command
verb (used with object)
to direct with specific authority or prerogative; order.
have commanded
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present perfectof command.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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While gold and silver have commanded much investor attention this year, copper prices have also been marching higher.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 24, 2025
Perhaps the highest praise that can be paid to Italy's greatest captain is that he would have commanded a starting place in any side during his Six Nations career.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2025
Both have commanded the spotlight and money in the race to lead America’s fourth-largest city, where booming growth has caused municipal headaches but also turned the Houston area into an expanding stronghold for Texas Democrats.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
Sure, he sprayed some fastballs, putting him behind in counts he could have commanded with, well, better command.
From Washington Post ● May 1, 2023
“Our captain would prefer to be fifty leagues farther out to sea, well away from that accursed shore, but I have commanded him to steer the shortest course. Others seek Dae- nerys too.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
