командовать

Russian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kɐˈmandəvətʲ]
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Verb

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кома́ндовать (komándovatʹimpf (perfective скома́ндовать)

  1. (military) to give commands, to be in command (of) [with instrumental ‘something, e.g. a fleet or army’]
  2. {lb|ru|military}} to command, to give orders to [with instrumental ‘someone’]
  3. (figurative, derogatory) to boss around, to order around, to dictate to [with instrumental or над (nad, + instrumental) ‘someone’]
  4. to command, to hold a commanding (i.e. high) position [with над (nad, + instrumental) ‘over something, e.g. a city or plain’]

Conjugation

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