German word

Kommando

Pronunciation

IPA/kɔˈmandoː/

Meaning

  • neuter nouncommand

Example

Als Offizier übernahm er das Kommando.

As an officer, he took command.

Illustration for Kommando (command)

More examples

Auf sein Kommando begann das Team mit der Evakuierung.

At his command, the team began the evacuation.

Core concept

A commander directs people with spoken orders, while a user directs a machine with a typed instruction.

Common phrases

  • ein Kommando erteilen

    give a command

  • auf sein Kommando

    at his command

  • das Kommando übernehmen

    take command

Similar words

Befehl: A brief command from someone in authority that requires compliance.
Anordnung: A formal directive issued by an organization or a person in charge.
Anweisung: Detailed guidance explaining what steps to take or how to proceed.

Definition in German

Die Ausübung von Autorität oder ein konkreter Befehl; in technischen Kontexten auch ein eingegebenes Kommando.

Word origin

Kommando is borrowed from Italian comando, ultimately from Latin commandare, and is related to English command.

Usage tips

  • Kommando is neuter, with the plural Kommandos, and uses the article das.

Other meanings

  • ordernoun
  • instructionnoun
  • commandonoun

Opposites

  • Anarchieanarchynoun

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