käsky — 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.
• injunction noun A court order that requires someone to do something or, more often, to stop doing something.
• instruction noun A statement telling someone what to do, or a set of such statements.
• order noun The arrangement of things in a particular sequence or pattern.
• ordinance noun A local law, passed by e.g. a city.
• ruling noun An official decision made by a judge or other authority on a legal or procedural question.
• statement noun Something said or written that expresses a fact, opinion, or position.
• voice noun The sound a person produces when speaking or singing.

Senses

käsky is used for these senses in English:

• beck and call Summons and control, in a position of servitude or as an attendant.
• 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.
• command (computing) A directive to a computer program acting as an interpreter of some kind, in order to perform a specific task.
• injunction That which is enjoined; such as an order, mandate, decree, command, precept.
• instruction (computing) A single operation of a processor defined by an instruction set architecture.
• order (countable) A command.
• ordinance An edict or decree, authoritative order.

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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