📖 Definitions of "Commends"
verb
- 1
To congratulate or reward.
"The schoolboy was commended for raising the alarm about the burning building."
- 2
To praise or acclaim.
- 3
To entrust or commit to the care of someone else.
- 4
To mention by way of courtesy, implying remembrance and goodwill.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Commends"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| recommendverb | (transitive) To bestow commendation on; to represent favourably; to suggest, endorse or encourage as an appropriate choice. |
| rememberverb | To recall from one's memory; to have an image in one's memory. |
| acclaimed | Greatly praised or lauded, revered, highly respected. |
| acclaimsverb | (transitive) To express great approval (for). |
| acknowledgesverb | (transitive) To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in. |
| applaudverb | (transitive, intransitive) To express approval (of something) by clapping the hands. |
| applaudsverb | (transitive, intransitive) To express approval (of something) by clapping the hands. |
| appreciateverb | (transitive) To view as valuable. |
| appreciatesverb | (transitive) To view as valuable. |
| appreciative | Showing appreciation or gratitude. |
| approvesverb | (transitive) To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of. |
| bowsverb | To play music on (a stringed) instrument using a bow. |
| celebratesverb | (transitive or intransitive) To engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event. |
| commemoratesverb | (transitive) To honour the memory of someone or something with a ceremony or object. |
| commendationsnoun | The act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; recommendation. |
| complimentsnoun | Good wishes. |
| congratulateverb | To express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for |
| congratulatedverb | To express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for |
| congratulatesverb | To express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for |
| congratulationsnoun | "Congratulations", sometimes known by its Icelandic title of "Til hamingju Ísland", was the entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in English by Silvía Night. |
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