0 past simple and past participle of command --
1 to give someone an order: --
[ + that ] He commanded that the troops (should) cross the water.
[ + to infinitive ] The officer commanded his men to shoot.
2 to deserve and get something good, such as attention, respect, or a lot of money: --
3 to give a view: --
However, the actions of this diffusive body are always commanded by the better sort.
This government was not a majority government, but it almost commanded a majority.
From all admissible angles the one closest to the angle commanded by the driver is set at the front wheels.
And he commanded that cattle and sheep should not be fed for three days and three nights.
Crucially, when a rating agency downgrades a security to speculative grade, the agency has effectively commanded certain regulated investors to sell.
The residential plazuelas commanded 2.5 ha of land, probably used for agricultural production.
The voluminous press coverage of divorce cases commanded a large readership, but this very popularity had provoked anxiety about how such stories affected public morality.
Taking the term ' divine command ' in this most narrow sense, right reason dictates that an act be done explicitly because it is commanded.
