take command

verb

Synonym of take control, especially in situations involving a role with formal command over a group of people.

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Meanings

verbtake command (third-person singular simple present takes command, present participle taking command, simple past took command, past participle taken command)

present singular third person takes command · participle present taking command · past took command · participle past 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

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of take control, especially in situations involving a role with formal command over a group of people.

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APA

take command. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20command

MLA

“take command.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20command. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take command,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20command.

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