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To formally praise someone
- to formally praise someone or something: commend someone for something The judge commended her for her bravery.
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The meaning of COMMEND is to entrust for care or preservation. How to use commend in a sentence.
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).
1. to present or represent as being worthy of regard, confidence, kindness, etc; recommend. 2. to give in charge; entrust. 3. to express a good opinion of; praise. 4. to give the regards of. commend me to your aunt.
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. Synonyms: convey, relegate, consign, commit.
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.
commend somebody/something (to somebody) (formal) to recommend someone or something to someone She is an excellent worker and I commend her to you without reservation. The movie has little to commend it (= it has few good qualities).
COMMEND definition: to praise someone or something: . Learn more.
