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- Dictionarycommend/kəˈmɛnd/
verb
- 1. praise formally or officially: "he was commended by the judge for his courageous actions" Similar Opposite
- 2. present as suitable for approval or acceptance; recommend: "I commend her to you without reservation" Similar
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to formally praise someone or something: commend someone for something The judge commended her for her bravery. commend someone on something Reeves commended his opponent on her historic victory. For a low-budget film, it has much to commend it (= it deserves praise).
The meaning of COMMEND is to entrust for care or preservation. How to use commend in a sentence.
to present, mention, or praise as worthy of confidence, notice, kindness, etc.; recommend: to commend a friend to another; to commend an applicant for employment. Synonyms: extol, laud, acclaim. Antonyms: censure. to entrust; give in charge; deliver with confidence: I commend my child to your care.
The most common meaning of commend is "to compliment." You commend someone when you tell them "Well done!" You can even say "I commend you on your hard work." Back in the days of Charles Dickens, commend often meant to put (someone or something) in the hands of someone else for safekeeping.
a. To represent as worthy, qualified, or desirable; recommend: I commend her book to you. b. To cause to be worthy of recommendation: There is much about her book to commend it. 3. To commit to the care of another; entrust: commended the orphans to the care of a guardian.
to formally praise or mention with approval someone or something: Lamos should be commended for creating important opportunities for minority actors. commendable. adjective us / kəˈmen·də·bəl / The reporter did a commendable job under difficult circumstances.
commend in American English. (kəˈmend) transitive verb. 1. to present, mention, or praise as worthy of confidence, notice, kindness, etc.; recommend. to commend a friend to another. to commend an applicant for employment. 2. to entrust; give in charge; deliver with confidence.
Definition of commend verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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