Definition of 'commanding'
1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
2. adjective
[approval]
Lovett was a tall, commanding man with a waxed gray moustache.
The voice at the other end of the line was serious and commanding.
3. graded adjective
The size of the castle and its commanding position still impress the visitor today.
What other home offers such a commanding view of the capital?
4. See also command
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Derived forms
adverb
verb transitive, verb intransitive
adjective
2.
having authority; controlling or dominating
3.
4.
controlling or dominating by position
a commanding hilltop
5.
very large
a commanding lead
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British English: commanding ADJECTIVE
If you are in a commanding position or situation, you are in a strong or powerful position or situation.
Right now you're in a more commanding position than you have been for ages.
- American English: commanding
- Brazilian Portuguese: autoritário
- Chinese: 支配的
- European Spanish: dominante
- French: dominant
- German: führend
- Italian: autorevole
- Japanese: 堂々とした
- Korean: 우세한
- European Portuguese: autoritário
- Spanish: dominante
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