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# commend

verb (commend, commends, commended, commending)

«commend» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) To praise someone or something, especially officially or in public. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commend/#m1)
2. (formal) To recommend something as good. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commend/#m2)
3. (church) To give someone into the care of another, especially into God's care ("I commend her to God"). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commend/#m3)

### In the lessons

Used in school reports and awards (commended for effort), news (a firefighter commended for bravery), and church prayers. It tells the reader someone is praised. Phrases: highly commended, commend for, commend to God.

### Examples

- The head teacher commended the class for their good behaviour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commend/#x1)
- Her poem was highly commended in the competition. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commend/#x2)
- The firefighter was commended for his bravery. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commend/#x3)
- I would commend this book to anyone who loves animals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commend/#x4)
- At the funeral the priest commended her soul to God. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commend/#x5)
- The coach commended our teamwork. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commend/#x6)
- The judges commended every entry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commend/#x7)
- Then she commended herself to God, and went out and travelled the whole night till she came to a large forest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commend/#x8)

### Note

Formal; plain words: praise, recommend. "Highly commended" is a prize just below the winners. Noun: commendation. Do not confuse with command (give an order) or comment.

## In Jewish tradition

To praise, as in Proverbs, where a person is praised for wisdom. In the primary lessons: Used in school reports and awards (commended for effort), news (a firefighter commended for bravery), and church prayers. It tells the reader someone is praised. Phrases: highly commended, commend for, commend to God.

### Examples

- A man shall be commended according to his intelligence; but he that is of a distorted understanding shall be despised. (Writings PRO.12.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/commend/#x1)

### Note

Formal; plain words: praise, recommend. "Highly commended" is a prize just below the winners. Noun: commendation. Do not confuse with command (give an order) or comment.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «commend» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commend/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«commend» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/commend.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «commend» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/commend/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«commend» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/commend.html) on Mova free.