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kommandere

verbverb

to order about, to give orders to · to command, to be in command of

EtymologyOpphav

gjennom fransk, fra middelalderlatin, fra latin con- og mandare ‘overlate’; jamfør kon-con-, co- through French, from Medieval Latin, from Latin con- and mandare ‘to entrust’; compare kon-con-, co-

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. pålegge noen å gjøre noe;
    beordre (1)to give orders to
    to order someone to do something;
    to give orders tobeordre (1)
    • jeg lar meg ikke kommandere I won’t be ordered around
  2. ha kommando (2)command over to have commandkommando (2) over
    • kommandere et kompani to command a company