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commanding meaning

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    Definition of commanding in English Dictionary

  • NounPLcommandingsPREcom-SUF-ing
    1. The act of giving a command.
    2. Verb
      1. present participle of command.
      2. AdjectiveCOMmore commandingSUPmost commanding
        1. Tending to give commands, authoritarian.
          1. Nothing was too small to receive attention, if a supervising eye could suggest improvements likely to conduce to the common welfare. Mr. Gordon Burnage, for instance, personally visited dust-bins and back premises, accompanied by a sort of village bailiff, going his round like a commanding officer doing billets.
        2. Impressively dominant.
          1. a commanding structure ‎
      3. More Examples
        1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
          • 1611, Bible (KJV):, Acts 24:8, Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him.
      • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
        1. Adjectives
          • Nouns
            • Countable nouns
            • Verbs
              • Verb forms
                • Participles
                  • Present participles
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            Source: Wiktionary

            Meaning of commanding for the defined word.

            Grammatically, this word "commanding" is an adjective. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, a verb form.
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