- commend one to
- send one's regards to (Archaic)
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commend — com•mend [[t]kəˈmɛnd[/t]] v. t. 1) to present or mention as worthy of confidence, attention, kindness, etc.; recommend: to commend one friend to another[/ex] 2) to entrust; deliver with confidence; consign 3) to cite with approval or special… … From formal English to slang
Commend — Com*mend , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Commended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Commending}.] [L. commendare; com + mandare to intrust to one s charge, enjoin, command. Cf. {Command}, {Mandate}.] 1. To commit, intrust, or give in charge for care or preservation.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
commend — commend, recommend, applaud, compliment are comparable when they mean to voice or otherwise manifest to others one s warm approval. Commend usually implies judicious or restrained praise, but it suggests as its motive a desire to call attention… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
commend — [kə mend′] vt. [ME commenden < L commendare, to entrust to, commend < com , intens. + mandare, to commit to one s charge: see MANDATE] 1. to put in the care of another; entrust 2. to mention as worthy of attention; recommend 3. to express… … English World dictionary
commend itself (to someone) — phrase if something commends itself to you, you think it is good, useful, or suitable One particular solution commends itself to me. Thesaurus: to be very good or impressivesynonym Main entry: commend … Useful english dictionary
commend — mid 14c., comenden, from L. commendare to commit to the care or keeping (of someone), to entrust to; to commit to writing; hence to set off, render agreeable, praise, from com , intensive prefix (see COM (Cf. com )), + mandare to commit to one s… … Etymology dictionary
commend — commendable, adj. commendableness, n. commendably, adv. commender, n. commendingly, adv. /keuh mend /, v.t. 1. to present, mention, or praise as worthy of confidence, notice, kindness, etc.; recommend: to commend a friend to another; to commend… … Universalium
commend — UK [kəˈmend] / US verb [transitive] Word forms commend : present tense I/you/we/they commend he/she/it commends present participle commending past tense commended past participle commended formal 1) to praise someone or something formally or… … English dictionary
commend — verb 1) we should commend him Syn: praise, compliment, congratulate, applaud, salute, honor; sing the praises of, pay tribute to, take one s hat off to, pat on the back; formal laud See note at praise Ant … Thesaurus of popular words
ingratiate one's self — Commend one s self, get one s self into favor … New dictionary of synonyms
