commend

/kə'mend/

Thân thiện

The teacher will commend the student for her excellent work.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To praise formally or officially: To express approval or admiration for someone or something, often in a public or official manner.
   • To present as suitable or worthy: To recommend or endorse someone or something by highlighting their good qualities.
   • To entrust for care or preservation: To give something into someone's care or charge.

Usage

• To praise formally:
  • The judge commended the firefighters for their bravery.
  • Her dedication to the project was highly commended by the committee.
• To present as worthy:
  • I commend this book to anyone interested in history.
  • The restaurant's excellent service commends it to all visitors.
• To entrust:
  • He commended his soul to God.
  • She commended the children to their aunt's care while she was away.

Advanced Usage

• "To commend itself to someone": To be attractive, pleasing, or acceptable to someone.
  • His proposal did not commend itself to the board of directors.
• "Commend me to...": (Archaic or ironic) Used to express a preference for someone or something.
  • Commend me to a quiet evening at home over a loud party.

Variants and Related Words

• Commendable (adj): Deserving praise.
  • His efforts to help were commendable.
• Commendation (n): Formal or official praise; an award or honor given for merit.
  • She received a commendation for her outstanding work.
• Commendatory (adj): Serving to commend; expressing praise.
  • The review was full of commendatory remarks.

Synonyms

• Praise: To express warm approval or admiration.
• Applaud: To show approval or praise by clapping or by spoken words.
• Recommend: To put forward as suitable or good.
• Entrust: To assign the responsibility for doing something to someone.

Phrasal Verbs

(This word does not commonly form phrasal verbs.)

Related Idioms

• To be highly commended: To receive significant praise or recognition.
  • Her design was highly commended in the national competition.
• To have much to commend it: To have many good or attractive qualities.
  • The plan has much to commend it, including its low cost and simplicity.

Học thuật

Verb

1. mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship
   • Remember me to your wife
2. express a good opinion of
3. give to in charge
   • I commend my children to you
4. present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence
   • His paintings commend him to the artistic world
5. express approval of

Từ đồng nghĩa

• remember
• recommend