commend

US: /kəˈmɛnd/
UK: /kəmˈɛnd/


English Vietnamese dictionary


commend /kə'mend/
  • ngoại động từ
    • khen ngợi, ca ngợi, tán dương; tuyên dương
      • to commend someone's work: tán dương (ca ngợi) công việc của ai
    • hấp dẫn, được ưa thích, được tán thành
      • this book doesn't commend itself to me: quyển sách này không hấp dẫn tôi
    • gửi gấm, giao phó, phó thác; giới thiệu, tiến cử
      • to commend something to someone (someone's care): giao phó cái gì cho ai
      • commend me to: ((thường) mỉa) hãy giới thiệu tôi, hãy tiến cử tôi

Advanced English dictionary


+ verb [VN]
1 ~ sb (for sth / for doing sth)
~ sb (on sth / on doing sth) to praise sb/sth, especially publicly: She was commended on her handling of the situation. + His designs were highly commended by the judges (= they did not get a prize but they were especially praised).
2 ~ sb/sth (to sb) (formal) to recommend sb/sth to sb: 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).
3 (formal) if sth commends itself to sb, they approve of it: His outspoken behaviour did not commend itself to his colleagues.
4 ~ sb/sth to sb (formal) to give sb/sth to sb in order to be taken care of: We commend her soul to God.

Collocation dictionary


PREP.

for
He was commended for his brave actions.
| to
She said she would commend the proposal to the Board.

PHRASES

be highly/widely commended
His book was highly commended.
| sth has little/much to commend it
The proposed site has much to commend it.


Concise English dictionary


commends|commended|commendingkə'mend
verb
+express approval of
+present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence
+give to in charge
+express a good opinion of
+mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship