to commend
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4.4
- verb
- /kəˈmɛnd/
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elogiar
- Look, first of all, I commend you for being out there and being on the front lines of of special Ed.
- commend the program
- highly commended
- much to be commended
Tariq Ali, Tony Benn signed it way back, commending Chavez for closing down ATV station.
- Tariq Ali, Tony Benn signed it way back, commending Chavez for closing down ATV station.
- The only thing is, like, I commend Mike Nike for what they're doing.
- This is, I think, such an important conversation and I commend you so much for normalizing this.
- People they are, state they are, they are and they should be commended.
- You've written a book, Joyful Recollections of Trauma, and I first of all, I commend you on the title because it does sum up.
- And you know, it's we, I just commend you for taking different avenues to try and show him that you care.
- Look, first of all, I commend you for being out there and being on the front lines of of special Ed.
- And I truly commend people that have been able to get sober from drugs like that and even cocaine at A at a sort of more regular level.
- And while I commend all of us for finding the moments of beauty and the shards of glass and the old junk, and in a passing moment, there is a resilience in that.
- And I want to, you know, commend you for the the amount of passion that must go into a project like this.
- You know, it's just but the call out from the Democrats, and I commend Chris Murphy always because he tells it crystal clear.
Examples
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I wanted to commend you on your brave service.
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This is, I think, such an important conversation and I commend you so much for normalizing this.
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I really commend Gary for being in front of the camera all the time.
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I cannot commend you enough for what you have achieved.
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Alright, I commend you for taking that first step to being better fathers.
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Thank you so much for really an inspirational speech and I commend you for your ability to tell stories that make all this very real.
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And I'd like to commend Doctor Mark Sembler, who is the mastermind behind this.
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"The manuals are excellent, and I commend you and your authors for an important, much-needed undertaking.
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I got to say, to see Mark back out there after everything he's been through is truly remarkable, and we should all commend him for such a turn-around.
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I cannot commend you enough for what you have achieved.
Synonyms
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1.0
To tell a person that you admire or approve of them
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3.2
To show praise in public for a person or idea
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4.1
To welcome or praise someone publicly and enthusiastically
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1.6
To say something nice about someone or their work
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4.5
To praise someone in public with great excitement for their success
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7.7
To praise someone publicly in a formal way
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7.5
To praise someone or something very much
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4.1
Say strong good things about someone or something in public
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4.5
Say very good things about someone or something
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4.1
To say very good things about someone, often in public
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5.8
Say very good things about someone or something with strong feeling
To give a lot of praise, often more than needed
Antonyms
How Praiseful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Commend comes from the Latin parts com- 'with' and mandare 'to entrust', and a helpful way to remember the 'praise' meaning is to think you are 'putting someone in good hands' by telling others they are good. That's why to commend someone can mean to praise them.