Meaning
order, command
- command, charge, leadership
- headquarters
- head, lead
In a sentence
Il capitano ha assunto il comando della nave.
The captain took command of the ship.
Chi è al comando oggi in ufficio?
Who is in charge at the office today?
Non conosco il nuovo comando della polizia.
I don't know the new police headquarters.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| comando | masculine · singular |
| comandi | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- For military or organizational leadership, comando is natural; for everyday authority over people, controllo or direzione is often more idiomatic.
- At a computer, comando can mean a typed command; on Apple devices, tasto Comando means the Command key.
- Dare un comando means 'issue a command'; dare ordini is more common in everyday speech when talking about giving orders to people.