Basic General IELTS Words for "Commanding and Giving Permissions"

to command

Verb

c

k

o

ə

mm

m

a

æ

n

d

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to give an official order to a person or an animal to perform a particular task

command direct instruct order

Grammatical Information:

ditransitive

to manage

Verb

m

a

æ

n

a

ɪ

g

ʤ

e

to deal with someone, something, or a situation in a way that keeps it under control

command direct instruct order

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to control

Verb

c

k

o

ə

n

t

r

o

oʊ

l

to have power over a person, company, country, etc. and to decide how things should be done

command direct instruct order

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to rule

Verb

r

u

l

e

to control and be in charge of a country

command direct instruct order

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to order

Verb

o

ɔ:

r

d

e

ə

r

to give an instruction to someone to do something through one's authority

command direct instruct order

Grammatical Information:

ditransitive

to allow

Verb

a

ə

ll

l

o

a

w

ʊ

to let someone or something do a particular thing

command direct instruct order

forbid

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to let

Verb

l

e

ɛ

t

to allow something to happen or someone to do something

command direct instruct order

Grammatical Information:

ditransitive

to prohibit

Verb

p

r

o

oʊ

h

i

ɪ

b

i

ə

t

to formally forbid something from being done, particularly by law

command direct instruct order

permit

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to forbid

Verb

f

o

ɜ

r

b

i

ɪ

d

to not give permission typically through the use of authority, rules, etc.

command direct instruct order

permit

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to ban

Verb

b

a

æ

n

to officially forbid a particular action, item, or practice

command direct instruct order

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to restrict

Verb

r

e

i

s

t

r

i

ɪ

c

k

t

to bring someone or something under control through laws and rules

command direct instruct order

derestrict

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to limit

Verb

l

i

ɪ

m

i

ə

t

to not let something increase in amount or number

command direct instruct order

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to force

Verb

f

o

ɔ

r

c

s

e

to make someone behave a certain way or do a particular action, even if they do not want to

command direct instruct order

Grammatical Information:

ditransitive

to push

Verb

p

u

ʊ

sh

ʃ

to force someone to do something, particularly against their will

command direct instruct order

Grammatical Information:

ditransitive

to enforce

Verb

e

ɛ

n

f

o

ɔ

r

c

s

e

to make individuals to behave in a particular way

command direct instruct order

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to compel

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c

k

o

ə

m

p

e

ɛ

l

to make someone do something

command direct instruct order

Grammatical Information:

ditransitive

to press

Verb

p

r

e

ɛ

ss

s

to try very hard to persuade someone to do something

command direct instruct order

Grammatical Information:

ditransitive

to insist

Verb

i

ɪ

n

s

i

ɪ

s

t

to urgently demand someone to do something or something to take place

command direct instruct order

to permit

Verb

p

e

ɜ

r

m

i

ɪ

t

to allow something or someone to do something

command direct instruct order

forbid

Grammatical Information:

ditransitive

to follow

Verb

f

o

ɑ

ll

l

o

oʊ

w

to act accordingly to someone or something's advice, commands, or instructions

command direct instruct order

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to impose

Verb

i

ɪ

m

p

o

oʊ

s

z

e

to force someone to do what they do not want

command direct instruct order

Grammatical Information:

transitive

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