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command
Noun
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Command, is the power to control people or things.
The information moved from the soldiers up the chain of command right to the president.
Machine-gun fire swept through the general's command post.
With their centralized command structure, it's hard to believe that it could be an accidental action.
We'll look at the problems they face and the military options at their command.
These women reject the idea that they are under their husband's command.
We have not leader. Somebody needs to take command and get us moving.
Saddam Hussein was in command of one of the world's biggest military machines.
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Command is the people or place that orders come from.
This operation was planned carefully from the central command.
Reporters recently spoke to leaders at the Army's Strategic Defense Command.
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A command is a direction for a computer to do something.
A complicated command like "COPY: *. *B:PRNT1 i" could take some time for the computer to complete.
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A command is an order that somebody do something or that something happen.
He gave the command to attack.
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If you have command of something, you understand it well.
He has an excellent command of both French and Spanish.
command
Verb
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If you command someone to do something, you tell them to do it because you have power over them.
He'd first joined the Army in 1969 and commanded a unit in Vietnam.
"That's quite enough of that. Stop it right now," commanded his teacher.
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If you command attention, respect, etc., you get it because you should get it.
The amazing power of weather commands respect and fear.
Her fire-red hair commanded attention.
The wines from 1989 from that area today command high prices.
and
Conjunction
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You use and to talk about two things at once.
I like singing and reading.
Mary and Jane went on a holiday together.
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You use and when you are listing a few things and you are now on your last item of the list.
I like singing, reading, cycling and playing soccer.
I used to like this girl from my class as she is pretty, gentle and caring.
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And is used when you are putting two sentences together.
She came into the store, shouted at the cashier, and left.
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Used to show what happened after something else.
The alarm went off and I woke up.
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And is used to join certain numbers together.
Two hundred and thirty-five people went missing after the earthquake.
status
Noun
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Your status is your level, role, or situation in a group or society.
Mike Hooper has retained his status as Liverpool's current No 1 goalkeeper.
With the change in employment status came changes in responsibilities and pay.
In many countries, the ability to speak English is a sign or high social status.
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The status of something is its situation at a particular time.
What is the status of the repairs?
register
Verb
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If you register someone or something, you put their name on a list.
I haven't registered for September classes yet.
Please take a moment to register your software with the company.
Our dog is registered with the city.
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If you register a complaint, protest, etc. you make your opinion known formally.
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If something doesn't register, you don't notice it.
I knew I had something else on, but I guess it just didn't register when I made the appointment.
register
Noun
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A register is an official list of names.
On voting day, I found my name was not on the register and I couldn't vote.
The government is reviewing the national register of births, deaths, and marriages.
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A register is a particular style of language used by a certain group of people or in certain situations.
Speeches are usually given in a very formal, almost written register.
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A register is a particular range of notes.
The piano plays arpeggi in higher registers, accompanying the clarinet that plays the melody in full-blooded lower middle registers.
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A cash register is a machine in a shop that calculates total payment and holds money.