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com·mend (k

-m

)

tr.v. com·mend·ed, com·mend·ing, com·mends

1. To represent as worthy, qualified, or desirable; recommend.

2. To express approval of; praise. See Synonyms at praise.

3. To commit to the care of another; entrust.

[Middle English commenden, from Latin commendre : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + mandre, to entrust; see man-² in Indo-European roots.]

com·menda·ble adj.

com·menda·ble·ness n.

com·menda·bly adv.

Translations

commendably [kəˈmendəblɪ] ADV it was commendably short → tuvo el mérito de ser breve
you have been commendably prompt → le felicito por la prontitud

commendably [kəˈmɛndəbli] adv
commendably restrained → d'une retenue exemplaire
commendably honest → d'une honnêteté louable

commendably

adv → lobenswerterweise

commendably [kəˈmɛndəblɪ] adv → lodevolmente

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