Commend - definition, pronunciation, transcription
verb
- present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence
- mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship (syn: remember)
Extra examples
The girl should be commended for her bravery in saving the drowning child.
I can commend this book to you.
The dying man commended his soul to God.
This book doesn't commend itself to me.
His ideas do not commend themselves to me.
Inspector Marshall was commended for his professional attitude.
The paper was highly commended in the UK Press Awards.
Colleagues, I commend this report to you.
McKellen's performance had much to commend it (=was very good).
His paintings commend him to the artistic world
I commend my children to you
I commend this book to anyone interested in learning more about American history.
The plan did not commend itself to the Allies.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: commend
he/she/it: commends
present participle: commending
past tense: commended
past participle: commended
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