take command en · VERB
Meanings
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Synonym of take control, especially in situations involving a role with formal command over a group of people.
Fabio Capello's out of sorts side looked to be heading for a damaging defeat and a heavy blow to their hopes of reaching Poland and Ukraine next summer as Switzerland deservedly took command.
2011 June 4, Phil McNulty, “England 2 - 2 Switzerland”, in BBC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| taking command | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| taken command | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| took command | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| takes command | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |