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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

com·mend [commend commends commended commending] BrE [kəˈmend] NAmE [kəˈmend] verb
1. ~ sb (for sth/for doing sth) | ~ sb (on sth/on doing sth) to praise sb/sth, especially publicly
•She was commended on her handling of the situation.
•His designs were highly commended by the judges (= they did not get a prize but they were especially praised).
2. ~ sb/sth (to sb) (formal)to recommend sb/sth to sb
•She is an excellent worker and I commend her to you without reservation.
•The movie has little to commend it (= it has few good qualities).
3. ~ itself to sb (formal)if sth commends itself to sb, they approve of it
•His outspoken behaviour did not commend itself to his colleagues.
4. ~ sb/sth to sb (formal)to give sb/sth to sb in order to be taken care of
•We commend her soul to God.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Latin commendare, from com- (expressing intensive force) + mandare ‘commit, entrust’. Compare with ↑command.

Example Bank:
•His book was highly commended.
•She said she would commend the proposal to the Board.
•The proposed site has much to commend it.
•His designs were highly commended by the judges.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  remember, recommend