How to pronounce commanding:
Example: "A commanding view of the ocean"
To order, give orders; to compel or direct with authority.
Example: "The king commanded his servant to bring him dinner."
To have or exercise supreme power, control or authority over, especially military; to have under direction or control.
Example: "To command an army or a ship"
To require with authority; to demand, order, enjoin.
Example: "He commanded silence"
To dominate through ability, resources, position etc.; to overlook.
Example: "Bridges commanded by a fortified house. (motley.)"
To exact, compel or secure by influence; to deserve, claim.
Example: "A good magistrate commands the respect and affections of the people."
To hold, to control the use of.
Example: "The fort commanded the bay."
To have a view, as from a superior position.
To direct to come; to bestow.
The act of giving a command.
Tending to give commands, authoritarian.
Impressively dominant.
Example: "A commanding structure"
(of a place or position) dominating from above, giving a wide view