Russian-English translations for прика́зывать

• bid
  He bade me come in.
  She was bidden to the wedding.
  Have you ever bid in an auction?
• command
  I was given a command to cease shooting.
  to have command of an army
  he had command of the situation
• order
  The house is in order; the machinery is out of order.
  to preserve order in a community or an assembly
  St. Ignatius Loyola founded the Jesuit order in 1537.