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Commanding and Giving Permissions

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to command
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to manage
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to control
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to rule
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to order
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to allow
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to let
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to prohibit
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to forbid
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to ban
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to restrict
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to limit
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to force
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to push
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to enforce
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to compel
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to press
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to insist
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to permit
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to follow
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to impose
to command
to command
Verb
c
k
o
ə
mm
m
a
æ
n
n
d
d
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to give an official order to a person or an animal to perform a particular task

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The general commanded the soldiers to hold their positions until further notice.
The trainer commanded the dog to sit and stay during the obedience training session.

Grammatical Information:

ditransitive
to manage
Verb
m
m
a
æ
n
n
a
ɪ
g
ʤ
e

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

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Grammatical Information:

transitive
to control
to control
Verb
c
k
o
ə
n
n
t
t
r
r
o
oʊ
l
l

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

commanddirectinstructorder

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transitive
to rule
to rule
Verb
r
r
u
u
l
l
e

to control and be in charge of a country

commanddirectinstructorder

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transitive
to order
to order
Verb
o
ɔ:
r
r
d
d
e
ə
r
r

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

commanddirectinstructorder

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ditransitive
to allow
to allow
Verb
a
ə
ll
l
o
a
w
ʊ

to let someone or something do a particular thing

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forbid

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to let
to let
Verb
l
l
e
ɛ
t
t

to allow something to happen or someone to do something

commanddirectinstructorder

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ditransitive
to prohibit
to prohibit
Verb
p
p
r
r
o
oʊ
h
h
i
ɪ
b
b
i
ə
t
t

to formally forbid something from being done, particularly by law

commanddirectinstructorder
permit

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to forbid
to forbid
Verb
f
f
o
ɜ
r
r
b
b
i
ɪ
d
d

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

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permit

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to ban
to ban
Verb
b
b
a
æ
n
n

to officially forbid a particular action, item, or practice

commanddirectinstructorder

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transitive
to restrict
to restrict
Verb
r
r
e
i
s
s
t
t
r
r
i
ɪ
c
k
t
t

to bring someone or something under control through laws and rules

commanddirectinstructorder
derestrict

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to limit
Verb
l
l
i
ɪ
m
m
i
ə
t
t

to not let something increase in amount or number

commanddirectinstructorder

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transitive
to force
to force
Verb
f
f
o
ɔ
r
r
c
s
e

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

commanddirectinstructorder

Grammatical Information:

ditransitive
to push
to push
Verb
p
p
u
ʊ
sh
ʃ

to force someone to do something, particularly against their will

commanddirectinstructorder

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ditransitive
to enforce
to enforce
Verb
e
ɛ
n
n
f
f
o
ɔ
r
r
c
s
e

to make individuals to behave in a particular way

commanddirectinstructorder

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to compel
to compel
Verb
c
k
o
ə
m
m
p
p
e
ɛ
l
l

to make someone do something

commanddirectinstructorder

Grammatical Information:

ditransitive
to press
Verb
p
p
r
r
e
ɛ
ss
s

to try very hard to persuade someone to do something

commanddirectinstructorder

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ditransitive
to insist
Verb
i
ɪ
n
n
s
s
i
ɪ
s
s
t
t

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

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to permit
to permit
Verb
p
p
e
ɜ
r
r
m
m
i
ɪ
t
t

to allow something or someone to do something

commanddirectinstructorder
forbid

Grammatical Information:

ditransitive
to follow
to follow
Verb
f
f
o
ɑ
ll
l
o
oʊ
w

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

commanddirectinstructorder

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to impose
to impose
Verb
i
ɪ
m
m
p
p
o
oʊ
s
z
e

to force someone to do what they do not want

commanddirectinstructorder

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transitive

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