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Webster 1913 Edition
Commander
1.
A chief; one who has supreme authority; a leader; the chief officer of an army, or of any division of it.
A leader and
commander
to the people. Is. lv. 4.
2.
(Navy)
An officer who ranks next below a captain, – ranking with a lieutenant colonel in the army.
3.
The chief officer of a commandery.
Webster 1828 Edition
Commander
COMMANDER
,Noun.
1.
A chief; one who has supreme authority; a leader; the chief officer of an army, or of any division of it. The term may also be applied to the admiral of a fleet, or of a squadron, or to any supreme officer; as the commander of the land or of the naval force; the commander of a ship.2.
One on whom is bestowed a benefice or commandry.3.
A heavy beetle or wooden mallet, used in paving, &c. 4.
An instrument of surgery.Definition 2024
commander
commander
English
Noun
commander (plural commanders)
- One who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization.
- A naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain.
- One who exercises control and direction over a group of persons.
- A designation or rank in certain non-military organizations such as NASA and various police forces.
- (obsolete) The chief officer of a commandry.
- A heavy beetle or wooden mallet, used in paving, in sail lofts, etc.
- A rank within an honorary order: e.g. Commander of the Legion of Honour.
Translations
One who exercises control and direction over a group of persons
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Commander in an honorary order
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French
Etymology
From Old French comander, from Vulgar Latin *commandāre, from Latin commendare (com- + mandare).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔ.mã.de/
Verb
commander
Conjugation
Conjugation of commander (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | commander | avoir commandé | |||||
| gerund | en commandant | en ayant commandé | |||||
| present participle | commandant /kɔ.mɑ̃.dɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | commandé /kɔ.mɑ̃.de/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | commande /kɔ.mɑ̃d/ |
commandes /kɔ.mɑ̃d/ |
commande /kɔ.mɑ̃d/ |
commandons /kɔ.mɑ̃.dɔ̃/ |
commandez /kɔ.mɑ̃.de/ |
commandent /kɔ.mɑ̃d/ |
| imperfect | commandais /kɔ.mɑ̃.dɛ/ |
commandais /kɔ.mɑ̃.dɛ/ |
commandait /kɔ.mɑ̃.dɛ/ |
commandions /kɔ.mɑ̃.djɔ̃/ |
commandiez /kɔ.mɑ̃.dje/ |
commandaient /kɔ.mɑ̃.dɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | commandai /kɔ.mɑ̃.de/ |
commandas /kɔ.mɑ̃.da/ |
commanda /kɔ.mɑ̃.da/ |
commandâmes /kɔ.mɑ̃.dam/ |
commandâtes /kɔ.mɑ̃.dat/ |
commandèrent /kɔ.mɑ̃.dɛʁ/ |
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| future | commanderai /kɔ.mɑ̃.dʁe/ |
commanderas /kɔ.mɑ̃.dʁa/ |
commandera /kɔ.mɑ̃.dʁa/ |
commanderons /kɔ.mɑ̃.dʁɔ̃/ |
commanderez /kɔ.mɑ̃.dʁe/ |
commanderont /kɔ.mɑ̃.dʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | commanderais /kɔ.mɑ̃.dʁɛ/ |
commanderais /kɔ.mɑ̃.dʁɛ/ |
commanderait /kɔ.mɑ̃.dʁɛ/ |
commanderions /kɔ.mɑ̃.də.ʁjɔ̃/ |
commanderiez /kɔ.mɑ̃.də.ʁje/ |
commanderaient /kɔ.mɑ̃.dʁɛ/ |
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| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | commande /kɔ.mɑ̃d/ |
commandes /kɔ.mɑ̃d/ |
commande /kɔ.mɑ̃d/ |
commandions /kɔ.mɑ̃.djɔ̃/ |
commandiez /kɔ.mɑ̃.dje/ |
commandent /kɔ.mɑ̃d/ |
| imperfect1 |
commandasse /kɔ.mɑ̃.das/ |
commandasses /kɔ.mɑ̃.das/ |
commandât /kɔ.mɑ̃.da/ |
commandassions /kɔ.mɑ̃.da.sjɔ̃/ |
commandassiez /kɔ.mɑ̃.da.sje/ |
commandassent /kɔ.mɑ̃.das/ |
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| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | commande /kɔ.mɑ̃d/ |
— | commandons /kɔ.mɑ̃.dɔ̃/ |
commandez /kɔ.mɑ̃.de/ |
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