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Topics referred to by the same term
Look up command in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Command may refer to: Command (computing), a statement in a computer language command (Unix), a Unix
Command
Topics referred to by the same term
In Command may refer to: In Command (album), a 1996 live album by Annihilator In Command (horse), a racehorse "In Command" (song), a 1993 song by Rob'n'Raz
In_Command
Software interface based on commands formatted as lines of text
A command-line interface (CLI), also known as a command-line shell, is a means of interacting with software via commands – each formatted as a line of
Command-line_interface
Topics referred to by the same term
The Command may refer to: "The Command" (short story) a 1938 short story by L. Sprague de Camp The Command (comic) part of the series Fifty State Initiative
The_Command
Military organization/formation
of combat commands was task-organized and so the forces assigned to a combat command often varied from mission to mission. Combat command is most often
Combat_command
Flight crew role
The pilot in command (PIC) of an aircraft is the person aboard an aircraft who is ultimately responsible for its operation and safety during flight. This
Pilot_in_command
Military discipline
Battle command (BC) is the discipline of visualizing, describing, directing, and leading forces in operations against a hostile, thinking, and adaptive
Battle_command
Real-time strategy (RTS) video game franchise
Command & Conquer (C&C) is a real-time strategy (RTS) video game franchise created and originally developed by Westwood Studios and currently owned by
Command_&_Conquer
Task scheduling shell command
at is a shell command for scheduling commands to be executed once, at a future time. The command was originally developed for use with Unix and is now
At_(command)
Second-highest authority within a certain organisation
Second-in-command (2i/c or 2IC) is a title denoting that the holder of the title is the second-highest authority within a certain organisation. In the British
Second-in-command
2006 American film
Second in Command is a 2006 American action film, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and directed by Simon Fellows. The film was released direct-to-DVD in the
Second_in_Command
does include commands covering the various releases. Each command is implemented either as built-in to the command interpreter, COMMAND.COM, or as an
List_of_DOS_commands
External instruction to a computer program
In computing, a command is a high-level instruction received via an external interface that directs the behavior of a computer program. Commonly, commands
Command_(computing)
2006 video game
Command is a 2006 shoot 'em up video game developed by Nintendo and Q-Games and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. The fifth installment in the
Star_Fox_Command
Topics referred to by the same term
The phrase high command may refer to: High Command of Capital Hanoi (Bộ tư lệnh Thủ đô Hà Nội) of Vietnam German high commands up to and during World War
High_command
Process by which an individual gains access to a computer system
performed when the user takes an action, such as entering an appropriate command or clicking on an external link. It can also be done implicitly, such as
Login
Unified combatant command of the U.S. Armed Forces responsible for the Middle East
Central Command (USCENTCOM or CENTCOM) is one of the eleven unified combatant commands of the United States Department of Defense. It was established in 1983
United_States_Central_Command
U.S. Armed Forces unified command
Operations Command (USSOCOM or SOCOM) is the unified combatant command charged with overseeing the various special operations component commands of the Army
United States Special Operations Command
United_States_Special_Operations_Command
Software feature
Command history is a feature in many operating system shells, computer algebra programs, and other software that allows the user to recall, edit and rerun
Command_history
Planned United States spaceflight (1967)
on February 21, 1967, as the first low Earth orbital test of the Apollo command and service module. The mission never flew; a cabin fire during a launch
Apollo_1
US joint military command
States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM), formerly known as the United States Pacific Command (USPACOM), is the unified combatant command of the United States
United States Indo-Pacific Command
United_States_Indo-Pacific_Command
Group of people who carry out orders based on the authority of others within the group
aspects of a command hierarchy tend to be similar, including rank, unity of command, and strict accountability. Command hierarchies are used in the military
Command_hierarchy
United States Department of Defense command
A unified combatant command, also referred to as a combatant command (CCMD), is a joint military command of the United States Department of Defense that
Unified_combatant_command
Largest unit into which territorial British Police forces are divided
Sub-Division and Division that had been in use since the 1880s. BCUs may alternatively be called an Area Command or a Division. They will also contain smaller
Basic_command_unit
GNU replacement for the Bourne shell
Again SHell") is an interactive command interpreter and command language developed for Unix-like operating systems. Created in 1989 by Brian Fox for the GNU
Bash_(Unix_shell)
Computer program designed to be used via text-only interface
A console application or command-line program is a computer program (applications or utilities) designed to be used via a text-only user interface. A
Console_application
Component of the Apollo spacecraft
The Apollo command and service module (CSM) was one of two principal components of the United States Apollo spacecraft, used for the Apollo program, which
Apollo command and service module
Apollo_command_and_service_module
2016 British film
Kill Command (also known as Identify) is a 2016 British science fiction action horror film written and directed by Steven Gomez, and starring Thure Lindhardt
Kill_Command
Microsoft computer operating system
command is processed by matching input text with either a built-in command or an executable file located on the current drive and along the command path
MS-DOS
Military exercise of authority by a commanding officer over assigned forces
Command and control (abbr. C2) is a "set of organizational and technical attributes and processes ... [that] employs human, physical, and information
Command_and_control
Land component of the Canadian Armed Forces
Mobile Command in 1965, ahead of the 1968 unification of Canada's military. Renamed Land Force Command in 1992, it reverted to the Canadian Army name in 2011
Canadian_Army
Maritime component of the Canadian Armed Forces
becoming its naval command, Maritime Command. The historic Royal Canadian Navy designation was restored in 2011. The RCN took part in several conflicts
Royal_Canadian_Navy
US Air Force airborne command squadron aircraft
The Boeing E-4 Advanced Airborne Command Post (AACP), the current "Nightwatch" aircraft, is a series of strategic command and control military aircraft operated
Boeing_E-4
Type of power structure
In military organisation, unity of command is the principle that subordinate members of a structure should all be responsible to a single commander. The
Unity_of_command
Air service branch of Singapore's military
and Navy. It was established in 1968 as the Singapore Air Defence Command (SADC) before renaming to its current name in 1975. As one of the larger and
Republic of Singapore Air Force
Republic_of_Singapore_Air_Force
Topics referred to by the same term
Star Command may refer to: Space Training and Readiness Command, or STAR Command, a field command of the United States Space Force. Starship Troopers (board
Star_Command
Doctrine of hierarchical accountability
In the practice of international law, command responsibility (also superior responsibility) is the legal doctrine of hierarchical accountability for war
Command_responsibility
Scottish-born naval officer (1747–1792)
Flamborough Head, gaining him an international reputation. Left without a command in 1787, Jones joined the Imperial Russian Navy and rose to the rank of rear
John_Paul_Jones
1996 live album by Annihilator
In Command is a live album by Canadian band Annihilator. Tracks 1–5 were recorded live on November 11, 1989, at The Ritz, in New York City. Tracks 6–14
In_Command_(album)
Computer key
present on Apple keyboards. The Command key's purpose is to allow the user to enter keyboard commands in applications and in the system. An "extended" Macintosh
Command_key
Feature of Unix shells and some programming languages
In computing, command substitution is a facility that allows a command to be run and its output to be pasted back on the command line as arguments to another
Command_substitution
2023 historical novel by Bernard Cornwell
Sharpe's Command is a historical novel in the Richard Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwell, first published in 2023. The story leads up to the Battle of Almaraz
Sharpe's_Command
Behavioral design pattern
In object-oriented programming, the command pattern is a behavioral design pattern in which an object is used to encapsulate all information needed to
Command_pattern
Naval infantry branch of the U.S. military
Development Command, the Logistics Command, the Systems Command, the Training and Education Command (including Recruiting Command), the Installations Command, the
United_States_Marine_Corps
Special forces unit of the British Army
operational command of United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF). Its sister unit is the Royal Navy's Special Boat Service, which specialises in maritime counter-terrorism
Special_Air_Service
2000 studio album by At the Drive-In
Relationship of Command is the third studio album by American post-hardcore band At the Drive-In, released on September 12, 2000. The album combines an
Relationship_of_Command
German field marshal (1882–1946)
Wehrmacht high command began with his appointment as the head of the Armed Forces Office at the Reich Ministry of War in 1935. Having taken command of the Wehrmacht
Wilhelm_Keitel
Air service branch of the U.S. military
surveillance and reconnaissance, rapid global mobility, global strike, and command and control. The Department of the Air Force, which serves as the USAF's
United_States_Air_Force
1980 video game
Missile Command is a 1980 shoot 'em up video game developed and published by Atari, Inc. for arcades. It was released by Taito and Sega in Japan. The game
Missile_Command
GNU command-line tool
watch is a command-line tool, part of the Linux procps and procps-ng packages, that runs the specified command repeatedly and displays the results on
Watch_(command)
Executive department of the US federal government
Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM)
United States Department of Defense
United_States_Department_of_Defense
U.S. military unified combatant command
United States European Command (EUCOM) is one of the eleven unified combatant commands of the United States military, headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany
United States European Command
United_States_European_Command
Air and space component of the Canadian Armed Forces
with the United States Air Force in protecting continental airspace under the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). The RCAF also provides
Royal_Canadian_Air_Force
Annan command, Annam command, or Annan dutongshisi (simplified Chinese: 安南都统使司; traditional Chinese: 安南都統使司; pinyin: Ānnán Dūtǒngshǐsī; Vietnamese: An
Annan_command
In computing, replace is a command that is used to replace one or more existing computer files or add new files to a target directory. Files with a hidden
Replace_(command)
Digital warfare branch of the Singapore Armed Forces
Community created in April 2012, Defence Cyber Organisation in March 2017, SAF C4 Command in November 2017, and the Cybersecurity Task Force in December 2020
Digital and Intelligence Service
Digital_and_Intelligence_Service
British military officer (1741–1801)
British Army and placed in command of the American Legion. He led British forces in battle against the army which he had once commanded, and his name became
Benedict_Arnold
American admiral (born 1967)
United States Central Command since 2025 and has led U.S. forces during the 2026 Iran war. Cooper was born in North Carolina and raised in Alabama. He graduated
Brad_Cooper_(admiral)
2023 American web series
Command Z is a science fiction comedy web series directed by Steven Soderbergh. The series consists of eight episodes of varying lengths that ultimately
Command_Z
Command within London's Metropolitan Police
Protection Command is one of the commands within the Specialist Operations directorate of London's Metropolitan Police Service. The command specialises in protective
Protection_Command
Flagships of the commander of a fleet
fleet activities. An auxiliary command ship features the command and control components prevalent on landing ships (command) and also features the capability
Command_ship
Archiving utility for various operating systems
format is not supported by pax commands in most Linux distributions and in FreeBSD, but it is supported by tar commands from GNU and FreeBSD; the format
Pax_(command)
Indian army command
Western Command is a Command-level formation of the Indian Army. It was formed in 1920. It was disbanded following its demotion to an independent district
Western_Command_(India)
Network administration command-line tool
and for educational purposes. It can operate based on command line option and flag arguments, or in batch mode by reading requests from an operating system
Dig_(command)
Topics referred to by the same term
Central Command may refer to: United States Central Command AFP Central Command (Philippines) Central Command (India) Central Command (Israel) Central
Central_Command
Theater of World War II
Wavell to the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command (ABDACOM), a supreme command for Allied forces in Southeast Asia. This gave Wavell nominal control
Pacific_War
Indian Army regional command
reverted to four commands again :- Eastern Command, Northern Command, Southern Command and Western Command. In 1937, Western Command was downgraded to
Northern_Command_(India)
Combined military forces of the United States
Presidential command over the U.S. Armed Forces is established in Article II in the Constitution whereby the president is named as the "Commander in Chief of
United_States_Armed_Forces
Combined military forces of Germany
Information Domain Service, which are supported by the Bundeswehr Joint Support Command. As of 31 January 2026[update], the Bundeswehr had a strength of 186,221
Bundeswehr
Indian army command
Eastern Command is one of the six operational commands of the Indian Army. It is headquartered in Vijay Durg (formerly known as Fort William) in the city
Eastern_Command_(India)
Topics referred to by the same term
Command module may refer to: The Apollo command module, the crew cabin used in the Apollo program designed specifically to return through the atmosphere
Command_module
American military officer (born 1950)
Corps four-star general, he commanded forces in the Gulf War, the War in Afghanistan, and the Iraq War. Mattis was commissioned in the Marine Corps through
Jim_Mattis
President of Germany from 1925 to 1934
Cabinet and the German Supreme Army Command (Oberste Heeresleitung, OHL) to assume command of the German Eighth Army in East Prussia, with General Erich
Paul_von_Hindenburg
British Army command defending the Middle East
Middle East Command, later Middle East Land Forces, was a British Army Command established prior to the Second World War in Egypt. Its primary role was
Middle_East_Command
Head of the US Department of Defense
orders of the president, the secretary of defense is in the chain of command and exercises command and control, for both operational and administrative
United States Secretary of Defense
United_States_Secretary_of_Defense
Joint subordinate unified command of the United States Northern Command
The Alaskan Command (ALCOM) is a joint subordinate unified command of the United States Northern Command, responsible for operations in and around the
Alaskan_Command
Structuring of armed forces of a state
department of defense. These in turn manage military branches that themselves command formations and units specialising in combat, combat support and combat-service
Military_organization
United States Marine Corps component command
Operations Command (MARSOC) is one of the four primary component commands (USASOC, USNSWC, AFSOC, MARSOC) of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)
United States Marine Forces Special Operations Command
United_States_Marine_Forces_Special_Operations_Command
Multinational military force supporting South Korea
United Nations Command (UNC or UN Command) is the multinational military force established under UN authority to support the Republic of Korea (South Korea)
United_Nations_Command
Senior enlisted member of U.S. Army battalion or higher
A Command Sergeant Major is a non-commissioned rank and position of office in the United States Army. It is also a classification of several senior appointments
Command_sergeant_major
Highest point in Nauru
September 2011 "Command Ridge | Nauru Attractions". (in English) Adventure Details: Command Ridge, Topoworld.com. (in English) Command Ridge, Lonelyplanet
Command_Ridge
In NATO, the officer in tactical command (OTC) is the naval officer exercising tactical command of a group of ships in a tactical formation such as a task
Officer_in_tactical_command
Topics referred to by the same term
Northern Command can refer to one of the following: IRA Northern Command Northern Command (Israel) Northern Command (Pakistan) Northern Command (Australia)
Northern_Command
Method used for display options on video text terminals
increasingly rare in the 21st century, the relevance of the ANSI standard persists because a great majority of terminal emulators and command consoles interpret
ANSI_escape_code
Shell command
In computing, start is a command of the IBM OS/2, Microsoft Windows and ReactOS command-line interpreter cmd.exe (and some versions of COMMAND.COM) to
Start_(command)
Military confrontation between India and Pakistan alongside the Bangladesh Liberation War
clear upper hand, and the Eastern Command of the Pakistan military signed the instrument of surrender on 16 December 1971 in Dhaka, marking the formation of
India–Pakistan_war_of_1971
Combatant command for Africa
The United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM, U.S. AFRICOM, and AFRICOM) is one of the eleven unified combatant commands of the United States Department
United_States_Africa_Command
United States Navy component of JSOC
Six, is the United States Navy component of the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). The unit is often referred to within JSOC as Task Force Blue. DEVGRU
SEAL_Team_Six
Former senior officer in the British Army
Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces (CINCLAND), was a senior officer in the British Army. CINCLAND commanded HQ Land Forces, an administrative apparatus that
Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces
Commander-in-Chief,_Land_Forces
Place used to provide centralized command
A command center (often called a war room) is any place that is used to provide centralized command for some purpose. While frequently considered to be
Command_center
Computer bug exploit caused by invalid data
often found in services like Structured Query Language (SQL) databases, Extensible Markup Language (XML) parsers, operating system commands, Simple Mail
Code_injection
1966 film by Mark Robson
Lost Command (aka Les Centurions) is a 1966 American war film directed and produced by Mark Robson and starring Anthony Quinn, Alain Delon, George Segal
Lost_Command
1999 video game
Fleet Command, previously labelled as Jane's Fleet Command, is a real-time tactics naval warfare simulation computer game released in May 1999. It was
Fleet_Command
United States Army Special Operations unit
the U.S. shortfall in intelligence gathering. The Field Operations Group was under command of Colonel Jerry King and operated in Iran, accomplishing
Intelligence_Support_Activity
1961 film by Byron Haskin
Armored Command is a 1961 American war drama film directed by Byron Haskin, and starring Howard Keel and Tina Louise with Burt Reynolds in a small role
Armored_Command
Military command regions of China
responsibility. In wartime, theater commands have full combatant command and control of all military units in their areas of responsibility; in peacetime,
Theater_command
Norwegian punk rock band
Blood Command is a Norwegian punk rock band from Bergen. The band was formed in 2008 by Yngve Andersen, Silje Tombre and Sigurd Haakaas. The current lineup
Blood_Command
Type of economic system
market economies and planned market economies. A command economy follows an administrative-command system and uses Soviet-type economic planning, which
Planned_economy
Organization's workforce
concept is human capital, the knowledge and skills which the individuals command. In vernacular usage, "human resources" or "human resource" can refer to
Human_resources
Command with meaning akin to "be quiet"
is a direct command with a meaning very similar to "be quiet" and "be silent", but which is commonly perceived as a more forceful command to stop making
Shut_up
IN COMMAND
IN COMMAND
Female
Irish
Irish form of French Madeline, MADAILÉIN means "of Magdala."
Male
Croatian
, goodness.
Surname or Lastname
English (common in West Yorkshire)
English (common in West Yorkshire) : habitational name from Hainworth in West Yorkshire, named from the Old English personal name Hagena + Old English worð ‘enclosure’.English (common in West Yorkshire) : habitational name from Ainsworth in Lancashire, from the Old English personal name Ægen + worð ‘enclosure’. Names such as de Haynesworth and de Heynesworth occur in the surrounding area in the 14th century.
Surname or Lastname
English (frequent in eastern England)
English (frequent in eastern England) : ethnic name from Norman French aleman ‘German’ or alemayne ‘Germany’ (Late Latin Alemannus and Alemannia, from a Germanic tribal name that probably originally meant ‘all the men’). In some cases the surname may be from the region of Normandy known as Allemagne (south of Caen), probably named as a Germanic-speaking enclave in a Celtic area in Roman times. In North America, the form Allman has probably absorbed some cases of cognates from other languages, in particular Spanish Aleman and French Alleman.German (Allmann) : variant of Allemann (see Alleman) or in some cases probably an Americanized form of the same name.
Surname or Lastname
Swedish (common in Finland)
Swedish (common in Finland) : ornamental name formed with the common surname suffix -in and an unexplained first element.German : unexplained.English : unexplained.Spanish (FarÃn) : unexplained.
Boy/Male
French, German, Polish
Long
Surname or Lastname
English (rare in England)
English (rare in England) : apparently a habitational name from Huccaby in Devon, possibly so named from Old English woh ‘crooked’ + byge ‘river bend’, or Uckerby in North Yorkshire, named with an unattested Old Norse personal name, Úkyrri or Útkári, + býr ‘farmstead’.
Surname or Lastname
English (found mainly in Wales)
English (found mainly in Wales) : variant of Glasscock 2.
Surname or Lastname
English (common in East Anglia)
English (common in East Anglia) : occupational name for a servant or a shepherd, from Middle English grÅm(e) ‘boy’, ‘servant’ (of uncertain origin), which in some places was specialized to mean ‘shepherd’.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish (also found in Ireland)
Scottish (also found in Ireland) : reduced form of McDow. This surname is borne by a sept of the Buchanans.English : variant of Daw.Americanized spelling of Dutch Douw, an Old Frisian personal name.Americanized spelling of German Dau.Henry Dow (1634–1707), NH soldier and statesman, was born at Ormsby in Norfolkshire, England. His father migrated with his family to Watertown in the colony of Massachusetts Bay in 1637 and moved to Hampton in the province of NH in 1644. Henry became an influential and prosperous figure in Hampton. He married twice and had four sons.
Surname or Lastname
English (also established in Ireland)
English (also established in Ireland) : from a pet form of the personal name Pell.English (also established in Ireland) : nickname from Old French pele ‘bald’.
Surname or Lastname
English (formerly common in Kent)
English (formerly common in Kent) : unexplained. This name seems to have died out in Britain.
Surname or Lastname
English (found chiefly in the West Midlands and in Ireland)
English (found chiefly in the West Midlands and in Ireland) : habitational name from Hodnet in Shropshire, or any of various places called Hoddnant in Wales. The place names are from Welsh hawdd ‘pleasant’, ‘peaceful’ + nant ‘valley’, ‘stream’.
Surname or Lastname
English (also found in Ireland)
English (also found in Ireland) : from a pet form of Lamb 1 and 2.
Surname or Lastname
English (also frequent in Wales)
English (also frequent in Wales) : patronymic from the personal name Watkin.
Surname or Lastname
English (also established in Ireland)
English (also established in Ireland) : habitational name from for example Barcroft in Haworth, West Yorkshire, so named with Old English bere ‘barley’ + croft ‘paddock’, ‘smallholding’.This is the name of a family established in Ireland by William Barcroft (1612–96). They can be traced to the parish of Barcroft, Lancashire, in the reign of Henry III (1216–72).
Surname or Lastname
English (common in Lancashire)
English (common in Lancashire) : habitational name from Sharples Hall near Bolton, probably so called from Old English scearp ‘sharp’, i.e. ‘steep’ + lǣs ‘pasture’.
Surname or Lastname
English (also found in Wales)
English (also found in Wales) : patronymic from the Middle English personal name Jenk, a back-formation from Jenkin with the removal of the supposed Anglo-Norman French diminutive suffix -in.Joseph Jenks (1602–83), the descendant of an old Welsh family, was born in England and traveled to Saugus, near Lynn, MA, in 1642 to assist in the development of America’s first iron works. His son, Joseph Jenckes (sic), followed in 1650, founded Pawtucket, RI, and raised four sons who held places of respect and distinction in RI, including one who served as governor for five years.
Female
Irish
Variant spelling of Irish Gaelic LÃadan, LÃADÃIN means "grey lady."
Surname or Lastname
English (rare in England)
English (rare in England) : variant of Hug 1.
IN COMMAND
IN COMMAND
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Oriya, Sanskrit
Basil; Tulasi Tree
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Danish, Hebrew, Japanese, Latin, Swedish
Of the Sea; Bitterness; Wished for Child; From the God Mars
Boy/Male
Tamil
Succeed
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Loud Meadow
Girl/Female
Hindu
Paint brush, Daughter of God
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lankapuravidahaka | லஂகாபà¯à®°à®¾à®µà¯€à®¤à®¾à®¹à®•
The one who burnt lanka
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Land; Friend of Land
Girl/Female
Indian
Famous; Related to Number
Girl/Female
Irish Scottish English
Abbreviation of Christine. Follower of Christ.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Goddess Parvati, It is another name of Goddess Sharada, As Shrut Devi
IN COMMAND
IN COMMAND
IN COMMAND
IN COMMAND
IN COMMAND
prep.
With reference to a whole which includes or comprises the part spoken of; as, the first in his family; the first regiment in the army.
n.
A reentrant angle; a nook or corner.
n.
An old game played with four dice. In signified a doublet, or two dice alike; in-and-in, either two doubles, or the four dice alike.
adv.
With privilege or possession; -- used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin; as, in by descent; in by purchase; in of the seisin of her husband.
prep.
With reference to a limit of time; as, in an hour; it happened in the last century; in all my life.
prep.
With reference to space or place; as, he lives in Boston; he traveled in Italy; castles in the air.
prep.
With reference to movement or tendency toward a certain limit or environment; -- sometimes equivalent to into; as, to put seed in the ground; to fall in love; to end in death; to put our trust in God.
prep.
With reference to character, reach, scope, or influence considered as establishing a limitation; as, to be in one's favor.
n.
One who is in office; -- the opposite of out.
prep.
A prefix from Eng. prep. in, also from Lat. prep. in, meaning in, into, on, among; as, inbred, inborn, inroad; incline, inject, intrude. In words from the Latin, in- regularly becomes il- before l, ir- before r, and im- before a labial; as, illusion, irruption, imblue, immigrate, impart. In- is sometimes used with an simple intensive force.
adv.
Not out; within; inside. In, the preposition, becomes an adverb by omission of its object, leaving it as the representative of an adverbial phrase, the context indicating what the omitted object is; as, he takes in the situation (i. e., he comprehends it in his mind); the Republicans were in (i. e., in office); in at one ear and out at the other (i. e., in or into the head); his side was in (i. e., in the turn at the bat); he came in (i. e., into the house).
v. t.
To inclose; to take in; to harvest.
prep.
With reference to circumstances or conditions; as, he is in difficulties; she stood in a blaze of light.
prep.
The specific signification of in is situation or place with respect to surrounding, environment, encompassment, etc. It is used with verbs signifying being, resting, or moving within limits, or within circumstances or conditions of any kind conceived of as limiting, confining, or investing, either wholly or in part. In its different applications, it approaches some of the meanings of, and sometimes is interchangeable with, within, into, on, at, of, and among.
prep.
With reference to physical surrounding, personal states, etc., abstractly denoted; as, I am in doubt; the room is in darkness; to live in fear.