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commendcommend /kəˈmɛnd/ ●○○ verb [transitive] formal ETYMOLOGYcommendOrigin: 1300-1400 Latin commendare, from com- ( ➔ COM-) + mandare to give over to someone VERB TABLEcommend |
| Present | I, you, we, they | commend | | he, she, it | commends | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | commended | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have commended | | he, she, it | has commended | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had commended | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will commend | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have commended |
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| Present | I | am commending | | he, she, it | is commending | | you, we, they | are commending | | Past | I, he, she, it | was commending | | you, we, they | were commending | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been commending | | he, she, it | has been commending | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been commending | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be commending | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been commending |
► highly commended Bartholomew’s work has been highly commended. ► is to be commended Her approach to the problem is to be commended (=deserves praise). ► have much/little to commend it (=something is very good or not very good) The movie has little to commend it. THESAURUSto say that you admire and approve of someone or something, especially publicly► praiseto say that you admire and approve of someone or something, especially publicly: The new freeway plan has been praised by local business leaders. ► congratulate to tell someone that you are happy that he or she has achieved something: He congratulated Susan on winning the contest. ► flatter to say nice things about someone, sometimes when you do not really mean it, often to get something you want: He said I was beautiful, but I think he was just trying to flatter me. ► compliment (also pay somebody a compliment) to say something nice about the way someone looks or what someone has done in order to praise him or her: He complimented her on her delicious cooking. ► extol formal to praise something very much: One of his colleagues extolled him as “a very fine human being.” ► commend formal to praise someone or something publicly or formally: The children were commended for saving the dog. ► applaud formal to publicly praise a decision, action, or idea: Business leaders applauded the government’s decision to lower taxes. 1to praise someone or something, especially in public SYN praise: The principal commended his honesty.commend somebody for something Judge Fein commended the two sides for reaching a fair settlement. Bartholomew’s work has been highly commended. Her approach to the problem is to be commended (=deserves praise).► see thesaurus at praise12formal to tell someone that something is good or deserves attention SYN recommend: The committee has commended achievement tests every four years.commend something to somebody I commend the book to all students of the subject.have much/little to commend it (=something is very good or not very good) The movie has little to commend it.3literary to give something to someone else to take care of: The priest commended the man’s soul to God. |