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com·mend  (k-mnd)
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
commendably [kəˈmɛndəblɪ] adv → lodevolmente


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Commendably, the New Regulations dropped a confusing provision referring to services transactions that "may have an effect similar to the transfer of intangible property," lest the phrase be interpreted as improperly expanding the intangibles provisions of the existing regulations to non-intangible transactions.
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