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direct vs command

command vs direct

direct is not a noun while command is a noun.

direct is an adjective but command is not an adjective.

direct and command both are verbs.

direct is an adverb but command is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
direct No Yes Yes Yes
command Yes No Yes No
As verbs, command is a hypernym of direct; that is, command is a word with a broader meaning than direct:
  • direct: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
  • command: exercise authoritative control or power over
Other hypernyms of direct include control.
direct (noun) command (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
direct (adjective) command (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
direct (verb) command (verb)
plan and direct (a complex undertaking) make someone do something
specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public be in command of
command with authority demand as one's due
give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction exercise authoritative control or power over
put an address on (an envelope) look down on
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
direct (adverb) command (adverb)
without deviation
Difference between direct and command

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