Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to commission
Participle: commissioned
Gerund: commissioning
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | commission |
| you | commission |
| he;she;it | commissions |
| we | commission |
| you | commission |
| they | commission |
Perfect
| I | have commissioned |
| you | have commissioned |
| he;she;it | has commissioned |
| we | have commissioned |
| you | have commissioned |
| they | have commissioned |
Past
| I | commissioned |
| you | commissioned |
| he;she;it | commissioned |
| we | commissioned |
| you | commissioned |
| they | commissioned |
Pluperfect
| I | had commissioned |
| you | had commissioned |
| he;she;it | had commissioned |
| we | had commissioned |
| you | had commissioned |
| they | had commissioned |
Future
| I | will commission |
| you | will commission |
| he;she;it | will commission |
| we | will commission |
| you | will commission |
| they | will commission |
Future Perfect
| I | will have commissioned |
| you | will have commissioned |
| he;she;it | will have commissioned |
| we | will have commissioned |
| you | will have commissioned |
| they | will have commissioned |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | commission |
| you | commission |
| he;she;it | commission |
| we | commission |
| you | commission |
| they | commission |
Perfect
| I | have commissioned |
| you | have commissioned |
| he;she;it | have commissioned |
| we | have commissioned |
| you | have commissioned |
| they | have commissioned |
Imperfect
| I | commissioned |
| you | commissioned |
| he;she;it | commissioned |
| we | commissioned |
| you | commissioned |
| they | commissioned |
Pluperfect
| I | had commissioned |
| you | had commissioned |
| he;she;it | had commissioned |
| we | had commissioned |
| you | had commissioned |
| they | had commissioned |
Conditional
Present
| I | would commission |
| you | would commission |
| he;she;it | would commission |
| we | would commission |
| you | would commission |
| they | would commission |
Perfect
| I | would have commissioned |
| you | would have commissioned |
| he;she;it | would have commissioned |
| we | would have commissioned |
| you | would have commissioned |
| they | would have commissioned |
Imperative
| you | commission |
| we | Let's commission |
| you | commission |
Verbs conjugated like 'commission'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'commission'
compassion,
decommission,
recommission,
commissionate,
concession,
discommission,
mission,
permission,
common,
companion,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- empower
- authorize, order, appoint, assign, bid, dictate, adjure, command
- entrust
- endow, empower, invest, charge, promote, delegate, deputize, depute
Antonyms
- empower
- disable, disenfranchise, disqualify, dismiss
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English commissioun, from Old French commission, from Latin commissiō (“sending together; commission”), from prefix com- (“with”) + noun of action missiō (“sending”), from perfect passive participle missus (“sent”), from the verb mittō (“to send”) + noun of action suffix -iō. See: Latin '
commissiō'.
Sample Sentences
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James Bond was commissioned with recovering the secret documents.
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What I commissioned you to get for me, and anything you see suitable to my Tusculan villa, I should be glad if you will, as you say in your letter, procure for me, only don't put yourself to any inconvenience. [1920, Cicero, translated by Evelyn Shirley Shuckburgh, The Letters of Cicero: The Whole Extant Correspondence in Chronological Order, volume 1 (hardcover), London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., page 3:]
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Stanning, who was commissioned from Sandhurst in 2008 and has served in Afghanistan, is not the first solider^([sic – meaning soldier]) to bail out the organisers at these Games but will be among the most celebrated. [2012 August 1, Owen Gibson, London 2012: rowers Glover and Stanning win Team GB's first gold medal, Guardian Unlimited:]
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He commissioned a replica of the Mona Lisa for his living room, but the painter gave up after six months.
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The aircraft carrier was commissioned in 1944, during WWII.
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The 1.7 mile-long conveyor system was commissioned in November 2022, and will remove one million lorry movements from the roads around West London. [2023 March 8, Chris Howe, “Building the platform for Old Oak Common's platforms”, in RAIL, number 978, page 60:]