Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
to congratulate or reward:
to praise:
to entrust:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
to congratulate or reward:
to praise:
to entrust:

Examples

12 sentences

  1. I commend Tom for his bravery.

    ruЯ хвалю Тома за его храбрость. — odexed

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  2. We commended him for his good work.

    ruМы похвалили его за прекрасную работу. — fjay69

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  3. You are to be commended for that.

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Meaning

6 senses

  1. (transitive)To congratulate or reward.

    The schoolboy was commended for raising the alarm about the burning building.

    belobigen, beglückwünschen

    поздравлятьpozdravljatʹ

  2. (transitive)To praise or acclaim.

    The new law has little to commend it: it even worsens the legal certainty of the nation.

    loben

    хвалитьxvalitʹ

  3. (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

More meanings 3

  1. (transitive)To mention by way of courtesy, implying remembrance and goodwill; give regards from

  2. (transitive)To recommend.

  3. (dated, transitive)To adorn; to set off.

More definitions
  • express approbation of
  • present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence
  • give to in charge
  • express a good opinion of

Origin

From Middle English commenden, from Old French comender, from Latin commendō (“commend, en

From 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, commended

regular · Lesson

Base formcommend · to commend
3rd person singularcommends
Present participlecommending
Past simplecommended
Past participlecommended

Tenses

commend · commended · will commend · have commended

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Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycommend
he, she, itcommends

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave commended
he, she, ithas commended

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill commend

Past simpleLesson

all personscommended

Synonyms

52 synonyms
To congratulate or reward:felicitatetake one's hat off to
To praise or acclaim:exaltB2laudC2applaudB1glorifyB2honorB2idolizeB2magnifyB2praiseB2revereC1venerateC1worthyB1extolaggrandizeenthrone
(dated)To adorn:deckB2ornamentB2adoreB2adornB2investB1detailA2beautifyB2decorateB2enrichB1graceA2arrayapparelbedeckbetrim
Close in meaning
  • express a good opinion of:recommend
  • mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship:remember

Word family

14 related words
RelatedcommendationC1recommendB1suggestA2considerA2approvalB1commendablecommendatory
Derivedcommendabilitycommendercommendinglycommendmentdiscommendovercommenduncommended

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
commemorativecommencecommencementcommendablecommensurateC2commentB1

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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