заповед — meaning in English

English meaning

• behest noun A command or authoritative request, especially in the phrase "at the behest of."
• command noun An order given with authority.
• commandment noun A rule regarded as issued with divine or absolute authority, especially one of the biblical Ten Commandments.
• dictate verb To say words aloud for someone else to write down.
• injunction noun A court order that requires someone to do something or, more often, to stop doing something.
• mandate noun An official order, command, or authorization to carry out a particular action.
• order noun The arrangement of things in a particular sequence or pattern.
• word noun The smallest unit of language that carries meaning on its own, made up of one or more sounds or letters.

Senses

заповед is used for these senses in English:

• behest A command, bidding; sometimes also, an authoritative request; now usually in the phrase at the behest of and at one's behest. [from 12th c.]
• command An order to do something.
• commandment (archaic, or, jocular) Something that must be obeyed; a command or edict.
• dictate An order or command.
• injunction The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting.
• mandate An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept; an authorization.
• order (countable) A command.
• word An order; a request or instruction; an expression of will. [from 10th c.]

command — full definition

1. noun An order given with authority.
2. noun Authority or control over people, resources, or a situation.
3. noun An instruction given to a computer program.
4. verb To give an order, or to have authority over.

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