Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to commend
Participle: commended
Gerund: commending
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | commend |
| you | commend |
| he;she;it | commends |
| we | commend |
| you | commend |
| they | commend |
Perfect
| I | have commended |
| you | have commended |
| he;she;it | has commended |
| we | have commended |
| you | have commended |
| they | have commended |
Past
| I | commended |
| you | commended |
| he;she;it | commended |
| we | commended |
| you | commended |
| they | commended |
Pluperfect
| I | had commended |
| you | had commended |
| he;she;it | had commended |
| we | had commended |
| you | had commended |
| they | had commended |
Future
| I | will commend |
| you | will commend |
| he;she;it | will commend |
| we | will commend |
| you | will commend |
| they | will commend |
Future Perfect
| I | will have commended |
| you | will have commended |
| he;she;it | will have commended |
| we | will have commended |
| you | will have commended |
| they | will have commended |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | commend |
| you | commend |
| he;she;it | commend |
| we | commend |
| you | commend |
| they | commend |
Perfect
| I | have commended |
| you | have commended |
| he;she;it | have commended |
| we | have commended |
| you | have commended |
| they | have commended |
Imperfect
| I | commended |
| you | commended |
| he;she;it | commended |
| we | commended |
| you | commended |
| they | commended |
Pluperfect
| I | had commended |
| you | had commended |
| he;she;it | had commended |
| we | had commended |
| you | had commended |
| they | had commended |
Conditional
Present
| I | would commend |
| you | would commend |
| he;she;it | would commend |
| we | would commend |
| you | would commend |
| they | would commend |
Perfect
| I | would have commended |
| you | would have commended |
| he;she;it | would have commended |
| we | would have commended |
| you | would have commended |
| they | would have commended |
Imperative
| you | commend |
| we | Let's commend |
| you | commend |
Verbs conjugated like 'commend'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'commend'
command,
comment,
commaund,
commence,
common,
commune,
contend,
recommend,
amend,
bookend,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- laud
- extol, praise, compliment, applaud, acclaim, hail, support, congratulate
- entrust
- confide, commit, consign, assign, delegate, confer
- promote
- approve, recommend, sanction, advocate, accredit, endorse
Antonyms
- to hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult
- compliment, flatter, laud, praise, revere, talk up, offend
- promote
- degrade, debase, demoralize, discredit
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1325, from L.
commendare "to entrust to, praise," from
com- intens. prefix +
mandare "to commit to one's charge" (see mandate). In some senses, a shortening of
recommend.
2. From Middle English commenden, from Old French comender, from Latin commendō (“commend, entrust to, commit, recommend”), from com- + mandō (“to commit, intrust, enjoin”), from manus (“hand”) + dō (“to put”). Doublet of command. See: Middle English '
commenden', Latin '
commendō'.
Sample Sentences
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Cincinnati is a beautiful city; cheerful, thriving, and animated. I have not often seen a place that commends itself so favourably and pleasantly to a stranger at the first glance as this does: with its clean houses of red and white, its well-paved roads, and foot-ways of bright tile. Nor does it become [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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He sat his basket down by the row, and, looking up, said, “ Into thy hands I commend my spirit ! Thou hast redeemed me, oh Lord God of truth ! ” and then quietly yielded himself to the rough, brutal grasp with which Quimbo seized him.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)