Command and Keep

Command

Command verb - To keep, control, or experience as one's own.
Usage example: local government does not command the resources that are needed to respond to such a huge disaster

Keep and command are semantically related In some cases you can use "Keep" instead a verb "Command".

Keep

Keep verb - To continue to have in one's possession or power.
Usage example: keep my secret and don't tell it to anyone

Command and keep are semantically related in tend topic. Sometimes you can use "Command" instead a verb "Keep".

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

How words are described

human human command human keep
good good command good keep
full full command full keep
best best command best keep
Other adjectives: better, specific, complete, original, proper, single, open, actual, vocal, great, personal, major.

Common collocations

attention command attention keep attention
power command power keep power
life command life keep life
people command people keep people
Other words: name, company, way, world, magic, anyone, players, powers, enemies.

Both words in one sentence

  • It's been said that NBC gave Roddenberry a Sadistic Choice: either keep the female second-in-command or keep Spock, but not both.
  • Spanner in the Works Project Freelancer were going to use the place to hide the Alpha AI, so Agent Florida purposely assembled the worst soldiers from both the Red and Blue armies to fill the ranks, and even had a computerized personality (Vic) act as Command and keep both sides at a stalemate.
  • Defend Command In games with ATB, the character will defend indefinitely until they are issued a different command, giving it some use as a way to keep one character on standby.
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