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on command

on command prepositional phrase: when it is ordered or desired; through conscious volition.

Prepositional phrase

  1. When it is ordered or desired; through conscious volition.
    • The actor could cry on command.
    • Inexperienced mages usually cannot cast spells on command.

Questions about on command

What does on command mean?
On command means when it is ordered or desired; through conscious volition.
What part of speech is on command?
On command is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on command in the dictionary

  1. on butt
  2. on call
  3. on camera
  4. on cloud nine
  5. on cloud seven
  6. on command
  7. on condition
  8. on condition that
  9. on contact
  10. on course
  11. on credit

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