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CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 1

command

verb

Definition

to give an order

In a sentence

The captain commanded the crew to stop.

Similar words

  • order
  • direct

Why this word matters: command appears in academic reading at the 8th-grade level and is exactly the type of word that shows up on the CPS HSAT Reading section. Practice it in context with our spaced-repetition system at vocabulary.