command vs direct

direct vs command

command is a noun but direct is not a noun.

command is not an adjective while direct is an adjective.

command and direct both are verbs.

command is not an adverb while direct is an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
command	Yes	No	Yes	No
direct	No	Yes	Yes	Yes

As verbs, direct is a hyponym of command; that is, direct is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than command:

command: exercise authoritative control or power over
direct: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

Other hyponyms of command include preoccupy, channelise, channelize, guide, head, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, steer, steer, hold one's own, care, deal, handle, manage, internationalise, internationalize, hold, hold sway, govern, regiment, monopolise, monopolize, draw rein, harness, rein, rein in, corner, preside, dominate, master, becharm, charm, govern, rule, call the shots, call the tune, wear the trousers.

command (noun)	direct (noun)
the power or authority to command
availability for use
great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
(computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
a military unit or region under the control of a single officer
a position of highest authority

command (adjective)	direct (adjective)
	direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short
	(of a current) flowing in one direction only
	straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action
	similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity
	in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
	moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth
	lacking compromising or mitigating elements
	in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
	having no intervening persons, agents, conditions
	being an immediate result or consequence

command (verb)	direct (verb)
make someone do something	plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
be in command of	specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
demand as one's due	command with authority
exercise authoritative control or power over	give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction
look down on	put an address on (an envelope)
	point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
	intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
	guide the actors in (plays and films)
	lead, as in the performance of a composition
	take somebody somewhere
	cause to go somewhere
	direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
	govern or manage

command (adverb)	direct (adverb)
	without deviation

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