commend
/kəˈmɛnd/
commend verb: to congratulate or reward.
Verb
commend (third-person singular simple present commends, present participle commending, simple past and past participle commended)
- To congratulate or reward.
- The schoolboy was commended for raising the alarm about the burning building.
- Synonyms:
- felicitate, take one's hat off to
- To praise or acclaim.
- The new law has little to commend it: it even worsens the legal certainty of the nation.
- 1485 – Thomas Malory. Le Morte Darthur, Book X, Chapter xliiij, leaf 242v
Thenne Quene Gueneuer commended hym and soo dyd alle other good knyghtes made moche of hym excepte sire Gawayns bretheren /
"Then Queen Guenever commended him, and so did all other good knights make much of him, except Sir...
- To entrust or commit to the care of someone else.
- After being imprisoned, I had to commend my kids to my mom's safekeeping.
- Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Luke 23:46
- To mention by way of courtesy, implying remembrance and goodwill; give regards from
- Commend me to my brother.1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- To recommend.
- Among the objects of knowledge, two especially […] commend themselves to our contemplation.a. 1677 (date written), Matthew Hale, The Primitive Origination of Mankind, Considered and Examined According to the Light of Nature, London: […] William Godbid, for William Shrowsbery, […]...
- I commend vnto you Phebe our sister, which is a seruant of the Church which is at Cenchrea:1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Romans 16:1
- To adorn; to set off.
Noun
commend (plural commends)
- Commendation; praise.
- He had need meane better, then his outward ſhew
Can any way ſpeake in his iuſt commend:c. 1607–1608 (date written), William Shakespeare, [George Wilkins?], The Late, and Much Admired Play, Called Pericles, Prince of Tyre. […], London: […] [William White and Thomas Creede] for Henry...
- Synonyms:
- accolade, commendation, douceur, approbation, approval, attaboy, appreciation, compliment, congratulation, encomium
- He had need meane better, then his outward ſhew
- Compliments; greetings.
- Hearty commends and much endeared love unto you.1655, James Howell, “to Dr. Thomas Prichard at Worcester House”, in Epistolæ Ho-Elianæ. Familiar Letters Domestic and Forren. […], 3rd edition, volume (please specify the page), London: […] Humphrey...
- Synonyms:
- salutation
commend meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
commend in Hindi
- to congratulate or reward
- सराहना करना sarāhnā karnā
- to praise
- सराहना sarāhnā, प्रशंसा करना praśansā karnā
commend in Tamil
- பரிந்துரை, பாராட்டு, புகழ்ந்துரை
commend in Urdu
- سراہنا, ستائش کرنا
commend in Bengali
- প্রশংসা করা
More languagesFewer languages
- commend in Telugu
- మెచ్చుకొను meccukonu
- commend in Malayalam
- വിശ്വാസപൂർവ്വം സമർപ്പിക്കുക, പുകഴ്ത്തുക, സ്തുതിക്കുക, ചുമതലയേല്പിക്കുക
- commend in Kannada
- ಮೆಚ್ಚು, ಹೊಗಳು, ಒಪ್ಪಿಸು, ಪ್ರಶಂಸಿಸು
- commend in Sanskrit
- श्लाघते ślā́ghate
- commend in Persian
- تقدیر کردن taqdir kardan, سپردن sepordan
Examples of commend in a sentence
- To sidetrack for a moment, let me commend this team for their outstanding efforts.
- Though the result wasn't what we were hoping for, I have to commend the performance of the team, never giving up until the end.
- Max Beerbohm so commends to lady novelists, and which has so often been taken by Mr.
Synonyms of commend
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Forms of commend
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | commends |
| present participle | commending |
| past participle | commended |
| past | commended |
| Noun | |
| plural | commends |
Origin of commend
From Middle English commenden, from Old French comender, from Latin commendō (“commend, entrust to, commit, recommend”), from com- + mandō (“to commit, intrust, enjoin”), from manus (“hand”) + dō (“to put”). Doublet of command.
Words formed from commend
Words that rhyme with commend
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- spend
- suspend
- trend
- ascend
- offend
- pretend
- unbend
- tend
- amend
- contend
- depend
- lend
- distend
- impend
- recommend
- rend
- shend
- subtend
- tight end
- upend
- wend
- append
- befriend
- blend
- pend
- resend
- transcend
- abend
- comprehend
- entend
- fend
- obtend
- perpend
- portend
- unfriend
- vend
- weekend
- when'd
- blende
- defriend
- disrecommend
- emend
- expend
- forfend
- forspend
- freakend
- genetic dead end
- heaven forfend
Questions about commend
- What does commend mean?
- Commend means to congratulate or reward.
- What is commend in Hindi?
- Commend in Hindi is सराहना करना (sarāhnā karnā), सराहना (sarāhnā), प्रशंसा करना (praśansā karnā). See Commend meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is commend?
- Commend can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce commend?
- Commend is pronounced /kəˈmɛnd/.
- What is the past tense of commend?
- The past tense of commend is commended.
Words near commend in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: commend (page history and authors); commend (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); commend (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); commend (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); commend (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); commend (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); श्लाघते (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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