commend
part of speech
verb (commend, commends, commended, commending)
meaning for a pupil
1) (formal) To praise someone or something, especially officially or in public. tree →
2) (formal) To recommend something as good. tree →
3) (church) To give someone into the care of another, especially into God's care ("I commend her to God"). tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and 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 →
- The head teacher commended the class for their good behaviour. tree →
- Her poem was highly commended in the competition. tree →
- The firefighter was commended for his bravery. tree →
- I would commend this book to anyone who loves animals. tree →
- At the funeral the priest commended her soul to God. tree →
- The coach commended our teamwork. tree →
- The judges commended every entry. tree →
- Then she commended herself to God, and went out and travelled the whole night till she came to a large forest. tree →
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 the corpora
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «commend» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.