Commend
To commit, intrust, or give in charge for care or preservation.
To recommend as worthy of confidence or regard; to present as worthy of notice or favorable attention.
To mention with approbation; to praise; as, to commend a person or an act.
To mention by way of courtesy, implying remembrance and good will.
Commendation; praise.
Compliments; greetings.
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Commend Quotations
Illusions commend themselves to us because they save us pain and allow us to enjoy pleasure instead. We must therefore accept it without complaint when they sometimes collide with a bit of reality against which they are dashed to pieces.
Sigmund Freud
All men commend patience, although few are willing to practice it.
Thomas Kempis
All commend patience, but none can endure to suffer.
Thomas Fuller
A wise man should so write (though in words understood by all men) that wise men only should be able to commend him.
Thomas Hobbes
When sages commend excess, Desire is sick.
Mason Cooley
Commend a fool for his wit, or a rogue for his honesty and he will receive you into his favor.
Henry Fielding
For the last 3 years, we have celebrated National Nurses Week. Beginning on May 6, we will once again have the opportunity to truly commend the nursing community for their contributions to our national health delivery system.
Nathan Deal
While I do commend the Administration on its commitment and focus on high school reform, I believe that we must focus on graduation as the key accountability measure.
Ruben Hinojosa
If Uncle Martin were here today, he would surely commend us for giving honor where honor is due.
Alveda King
There is nothing more universally commended than a fine day; the reason is that people can commend it without envy.
William Shenstone
Commend Translations
commend in Afrikaans is prys
commend in Danish is rose
commend in Dutch is verheerlijken, loven, roemen, prijzen
commend in French is glorifier
commend in German is loben
commend in Italian is elogiare
commend in Norwegian is anbefale, rose
commend in Spanish is alabar
commend in Swedish is kommendera
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