commend
To congratulate or rewardTo congratulate or reward.
» I commend Tom for his bravery.
Я хвалю Тома за его храбрость.
Meaning
6 senses(transitive)To congratulate or reward.
The schoolboy was commended for raising the alarm about the burning building.
belobigen, beglückwünschen
поздравлятьpozdravljatʹ
(transitive)To praise or acclaim.
The new law has little to commend it: it even worsens the legal certainty of the nation.
loben
хвалитьxvalitʹ
(transitive)To entrust or commit to the care of someone else.
After being imprisoned, I had to commend my kids to my mom's safekeeping.
anvertrauen, vertrauensvoll überlassen, betrauen mit
предава́тьpredavátʹ, вверятьvverjatʹ
(transitive)To mention by way of courtesy, implying remembrance and goodwill; give regards from
mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship
(transitive)To recommend.
(dated, transitive)To adorn; to set off.
Examples
12 sentencesI commend Tom for his bravery.
ruЯ хвалю Тома за его храбрость.
We commended him for his good work.
ruМы похвалили его за прекрасную работу.
You are to be commended for that.
I commended him according to his merits.
ruЯ похвалил его по заслугам.
deIch lobte ihn nach seinen Verdiensten.
We commend the past, but live the present.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English commenden, from Old French comender, from Latin commendō (“commend, enFrom Middle English commenden, from Old French comender, from Latin commendō (“commend, entrust to, commit, recommend”), from com- + mandō (“to commit, intrust, enjoin”), from manus (“hand”) + dō (“to put”). Doublet of command.
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Forms
commends, commending, commended, commendedSynonyms
53 synonymsWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle