commandeer — Englisches Wörterbuch

Verb

1. To seize for military use.

   Gebrauch

   • transitiv

2. To force into military service.

   Gebrauch

   • transitiv

3. To take arbitrarily or by force.

   Gebrauch

   • transitiv

4. To take or use for some purpose (not necessarily arbitrarily or by force).

   Gebrauch

   • broadly
   • transitiv

   Beispiele

   "We're stuck taking the bus to school tomorrow, aren't we?" "...Yeah. Moperville South doesn't give bus service out here, so Ellen's commandeering my car."

Verb

1. take arbitrarily or by force

   Synonyme

   hijackhighjackpirate

   Oberbegriffe

   seize

   Beispiele

   The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami