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taking command

taking command is the present participle and gerund 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 taking command

What is taking command the present participle and gerund of?
Taking command is the present participle and gerund of take command.

Words near taking command in the dictionary

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

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