commendable

com·mend

 (kə-mĕnd′)

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

1. To express approval of; praise: commended the volunteers for their hard work. See Synonyms at praise.

2.

a. To represent as worthy, qualified, or desirable; recommend: I commend her book to you.

b. To cause to be worthy of recommendation: There is much about her book to commend it.

3. To commit to the care of another; entrust: commended the orphans to the care of a guardian.

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

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com·mend′a·ble adj.

com·mend′a·bly adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	commendable - worthy of high praise; "applaudable efforts to save the environment"; "a commendable sense of purpose"; "laudable motives of improving housing conditions"; "a significant and praiseworthy increase in computer intelligence" applaudable, laudable, praiseworthy worthy - having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable; "a worthy fellow"; "a worthy cause"
Adv.	1.	commendable - in an admirable manner; "the children's responses were admirably normal" admirably, laudably, praiseworthily

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commendable

adjective praiseworthy, deserving, worthy, admirable, exemplary, creditable, laudable, meritorious, estimable He has acted with commendable speed.

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commendable

adjective

Deserving honor, respect, or admiration:

admirable, creditable, deserving, estimable, exemplary, honorable, laudable, meritorious, praiseworthy, reputable, respectable, worthy.

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Translations

جَديرٌ بالثَّناء

chvályhodný

prisværdig

lobenswert

louable

dicséretes

lofsverîur

lodevole

prisverdigrosverdig

övgüye değer

值得称赞的

commendable

[kəˈmendəbl] ADJ → encomiable, loable

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commendable

[kəˈmɛndəb^əl] adj → louable

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commendable

adj → lobenswert, löblich

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commendable

[kəˈmɛndəbl] adj → lodevole

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commend

(kəˈmend) verb

1. to praise. His ability was commended. prys يَمْتَدِح، يُطْري لِ хваля elogiar (po)chválit empfehlen rose επαινώalabar, elogiar kiitma ستودن ylistää louer לְשַבֵּח प्रशंसा करना preporučiti, hvaliti dícsér memuji lofa lodare ほめる 칭찬하다 pagirti, gerai įvertinti ieteikt; cildināt; slavēt memuji prijzenrosepochwalać ستايل: سپارښت كول elogiar a lăuda хвалить chváliť pohvaliti pohvaliti lovorda ชมเชย övmek, methetmek 稱讚 хвалити; рекомендувати تعریف کرنا ، ستائش کرنا khen 称赞

2. to give (someone or something) to be looked after. I commend him to your care. opdra يوصي(بِشَخْص) поверявам confiar svěřit (do ochrany) anvertrauen anbefale εμπιστεύομαι σε κπ. τη φροντίδα encomendar (hoolde) usaldama سپردن به uskoa jnk haltuun recommander לְהַפקִיד सौंपना preporučiti, hvaliti rábíz mempercayakan, menitipkan fela (í umsjá) raccomandare, affidare ゆだねる (~의 보호에) 맡기다 patikėti uzticēt menyerahkan toevertrouwenbetro, overgi powierzać سپارل confiar a reco­manda вверять zveriť zaupati, priporočiti predati anförtro แนะนำ emanet etmek, teslim etmek 把...交託給 доручати نگہداشت میں دینا phó thác 把...交托给

comˈmendable adjective

praiseworthy. His courage during the storm was commendable. prysenswaardig جَديرٌ بالثَّناء похвален louvável chvályhodný lobenswert prisværdig αξιέπαινοςloable kiiduväärt قابل ستایش kiitettävä louable רָאוּי לִשבָח प्रशंसनीय, सराहनीय pohvalan, preporučljiv dicséretes patut dipuji lofsverður encomiabile, lodevole ほめるに足る 칭찬받을 만한 pagirtinas slavējams; ieteicams patut dipuji lofwaardigprisverdig, rosverdig chwalebny د ستایش وړ louvável lăudabil похвальный chvályhodný hvalevreden vredan hvale lovvärd น่ายกย่อง övgüye değer 值得讚許的 такий, що заслуговує нагороди, похвали قابلِ ستائش đáng khen ngợi 值得称赞的

ˌcommenˈdation (ko-) noun

praise. lof, aanbeveling مَديح، إطْراء похвала louvor chvála, čestné uznání das Lob ros έπαινοςelogio kiitus ستایش؛ قدردانی kunniamaininta louangeשבח सराहना pohvala, preporuka dicséret pujian lof encomio, lode 賞賛 칭찬 pagyrimas uzslava; ieteikums kepujian lofros, anbefalingpochwała ستايل،ثناويل louvor laudă похвала pochvala pohvala pohvala lovord[ande] การยกย่องชมเชย övgü, övülme 稱讚 похвала; рекомендація تعریف ، ستائش sự khen ngợi 称赞

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