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takes command

takes command is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 takes command

What is takes command the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Takes command is the third-person singular simple present indicative of take command.

Words near takes command in the dictionary

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

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