COMMENDING definition: 1. present participle of commend 2. to formally praise someone or something: . Learn more.

The meaning of COMMEND is to entrust for care or preservation. How to use commend in a sentence.

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 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 …

1. to present or mention as worthy of confidence, attention, kindness, etc.; recommend: to commend one friend to another. 2. to entrust; deliver with confidence; consign. 3. to cite with approval or special praise: to commend a soldier for bravery.

transitive verb: (= praise) elogiar; (= recommend) recomendar; (= entrust) encomendar [...] If you commend someone or something, you praise them formally. I commended her for that action.

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).

If you commend someone or something, you praise them formally. I commended her for that action.

to commend an applicant for employment. I commend my child to your care. to commend a soldier for bravery. Feudal Law. to place (oneself or one's land) under another's protection so …

He commended her honesty. His poetry is highly commended by other writers. He commended her for her honesty. They should be commended for their bravery. I commend this book to anyone interested in learning more about American history.