commanded
past form of “command” — be in command of
An inflected form of command · past form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,143 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 8,248 times across 139,755 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- be in command of The general commanded a huge army
- make someone do something also: require
- demand as one's due This speaker commands a high feeThe author commands a fair hearing from his readers
- look down on also: dominate, overlook, overtop The villa dominates the town
- exercise authoritative control or power over also: control control the budgetCommand the military forces
commanded in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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He himself led the centre, while the rear was commanded by the Marquis of Dorset and Lord Hastings.
A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1
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He was got to know her tolerable well by now, so he commanded her to bide and listen.
The Torch and Other Tales · Eden Phillpotts · Chapter 1
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So he commanded his servants to leave the windows open in order that he might get more air.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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The first, the Pacha, of seventy tons, carrying forty-seven men and boys, was commanded by Captain Francis Drake himself.
Under Drake's Flag · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1
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Circé commanded them to go down to Hades, to learn the homeward way from the ghost of the Theban prophet Teiresias.
The Odyssey of Homer · 751? BCE-651? BCE Homer · Chapter 1