Uto (en. Command)

ʊtɔ

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

A command or instruction that must be followed.

The teacher's command must be followed by the students.

Ang utos ng guro ay dapat sundin ng mga estudyante.

A demand or instruction for someone to do something.

The manager has a command for his employees.

May utos ang manager sa kanyang mga empleyado.

verb

The act of giving a command.

He drank while being commanded by his mother.

Uminom siya habang inuutusan ng kanyang ina.

I will order you.

I will give you a command.

utusan kita

command

Related word that refers to the concept of giving commands.

pang-uutos

policy

A form of command that states rules or procedures.

patakaran

You're making me do something against my will.

You're bossing me around again! I have a lot of other things I want to do.

Uto mo na naman ako, eh! Ang dami ko pang gusto gawin.

I'm exhausted or fed up because of too many commands.

I have no motivation anymore; I’m completely drained from all the orders.

Wala na akong gana, naputo na ako sa trabaho sa sobrang utos.

Only took things too lightly or can't take anything seriously.

I feel bad because I only reacted to silly things.

Ang sama ng pakiramdam ko kasi mga pa-utot lang ang inalmahan ko.