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take command

take command verb: synonym of take control, especially in situations involving a role with formal command over a group of people.

Verb

take command (third-person singular simple present takes command, present participle taking command, simple past took command, past participle taken command)

  1. Synonym of take control, especially in situations involving a role with formal command over a group of people.
    • Fabio Capello's out of sorts side looked to be heading for a damaging defeat and a heavy blow to their hopes of reaching Poland and Ukraine next summer as Switzerland deservedly took command.2011 June 4, Phil McNulty, “England 2 - 2 Switzerland”, in BBC
    Synonyms:
    take control

Synonyms of take command

Forms of take command

third-person singular presenttakes command
present participletaking command
pasttook command
past participletaken command

Questions about take command

What does take command mean?
Take command means synonym of take control, especially in situations involving a role with formal command over a group of people.
What part of speech is take command?
Take command is a verb.
What is the past tense of take command?
The past tense of take command is took command.

Words near take command in the dictionary

  1. take care of yourself
  2. take charge
  3. take check
  4. take coals to Newcastle
  5. take cold
  6. take command
  7. take control
  8. take courage
  9. take cover
  10. take credit
  11. take delight in

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