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# How to pronounce "takes command" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/tækɛskɒmmænd/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **ta·ke·scom·mand**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (6 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "takes command" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "the Army of the Potomac can see the spires of downtown Richmond but that's as close as they're ever going to get. Lee takes command makes a series of somewhat -- sometimes flawed, but usually very timely decisions and ultimately pushes an army twice its size away from Richmond, off the Peninsula. And by the way, the Union Army -- it's a name some of you will recall -- the Union Army is commanded by a 34-year"
- **Watch at 16:31**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xCdtzL5UXE&t=991s)

### Example 2
> "Once Lee takes command, and remember the date, June 1st, 1862, he never gives up command because he was as good as they come."
- **Watch at 35:03**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xCdtzL5UXE&t=2103s)

### Example 3
> "Mania and we still had new Gingrich to go through and then Santorum winds Iowa who is nowhere in the polls and we have sorum and it's not until February 28th the Mitt Romney takes command and holds it at this point in 2007 Romney was ahead in Iowa and then got eclipsed by hucke who loses to the"
- **Watch at 1:28**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtdhbN0AktQ&t=88s)

### Example 4
> "Lebanese government because the Lebanese government is building credit vis-à-vis its engagement with the Trump administration or with the Israelis. The Israelis simply will withdraw after the Lebanese government takes command of its own sovereignty and disarms Hezbollah for real. Uh theoretically, the Lebanese state have issued a kind of a clear policy statement that Hezbollah is a terrorist entity, at least its political wing,"
- **Watch at 4:50**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0vZkgnamyM&t=290s)

### Example 5
> "gone, I'd like you to become the commanding officer of the Army of Northern Virginia". Lee takes command, didn't look a whole lot"
- **Watch at 15:29**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xCdtzL5UXE&t=929s)

### Example 6
> "timely decisions. Just to finish this off to make the point, Lee takes command June 1st, the forward observers for the Union Army called"
- **Watch at 16:12**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xCdtzL5UXE&t=972s)


## How to Pronounce "takes command"

- **Syllables**: ta · ke · scom · mand
- **IPA**: `/tækɛskɒmmænd/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Pronunciations

[takes](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/takes), [command](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/command)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “takes command”?
“takes command” is pronounced /tækɛskɒmmænd/ (ta · ke · scom · mand). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “takes command”?
“takes command” has 4 syllables: ta · ke · scom · mand.

### How can I hear “takes command” used in real sentences?
This page has 6 real-world video examples of “takes command” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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