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taken command

taken command is the past participle of take command.

Meaning of take command

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

Questions about taken command

What is taken command the past participle of?
Taken command is the past participle of take command.

Words near taken command in the dictionary

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

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