commandcommandcommandscommandedcommanding2verb (commands, commanding, commanded)to tell somebody that they must do somethingsame meaningorder: He commanded us to leave immediately.commandcommandcommands1noun1(pluralcommands) words that tell you that you must do somethingsame meaningorder: The soldiers must obey their general's commands.2(pluralcommands) an instruction to a computer to do something: Use the Find command to look for a word in the file.3(no plural) the power to tell people what to dosame meaningcontrol: Who is in command of this ship?