See commend on Wiktionary
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"(transitive) To congratulate or reward."
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"roman": "pozdravjavam",
"sense": "to congratulate or reward",
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"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to congratulate or reward",
"word": "onnitella"
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"sense": "to congratulate or reward",
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"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to congratulate or reward",
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"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to congratulate or reward",
"word": "congratular"
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"sense": "to congratulate or reward",
"word": "belobigen"
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"sense": "to congratulate or reward",
"word": "beglückwünschen"
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"sense": "to congratulate or reward",
"word": "encomiare"
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"roman": "taqdir kardan",
"sense": "to congratulate or reward",
"word": "تقدیر کردن"
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"sense": "to congratulate or reward",
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"text": "The new law has little to commend it: it even worsens the legal certainty of the nation."
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"text": "1485 – Thomas Malory. Le Morte Darthur, Book X, Chapter xliiij, leaf 242v\nThenne Quene Gueneuer commended hym and soo dyd alle other good knyghtes made moche of hym excepte sire Gawayns bretheren /\n\"Then Queen Guenever commended him, and so did all other good knights make much of him, except Sir Gawaine’s brethren.\""
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"text": "Segrais on this Subject of a Heroe's ſhedding Tears, obſerves that Hiſtorians commend Alexander for weeping, when he read the mighty Actions of Achilles.",
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"sense": "to praise",
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"text": "After being imprisoned, I had to commend my kids to my mom's safekeeping.",
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"ref": "1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Luke 23:46:",
"text": "Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit.",
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"(transitive) To entrust or commit to the care of someone else."
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"word": "поверявам"
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"sense": "to entrust",
"word": "antaa huostaan"
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"word": "antaa huomaan"
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"sense": "to entrust",
"word": "recommander"
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"sense": "to entrust",
"word": "anvertrauen"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "to entrust",
"word": "vertrauensvoll überlassen"
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"sense": "to entrust",
"word": "betrauen mit"
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"sense": "to entrust",
"word": "anbefehlen"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "to entrust",
"word": "anempfehlen"
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "to entrust",
"word": "ajánl"
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{
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"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to entrust",
"word": "beajánl"
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{
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"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to entrust",
"word": "bíz"
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{
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to entrust",
"word": "rábíz"
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"sense": "to entrust",
"word": "affidare"
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"sense": "to entrust",
"word": "raccomandare"
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"sense": "to entrust",
"word": "commendō"
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"sense": "to entrust",
"word": "commenden"
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"roman": "sepordan",
"sense": "to entrust",
"word": "سپردن"
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"sense": "to entrust",
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"sense": "to entrust",
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"roman": "predavátʹ",
"sense": "to entrust",
"word": "предава́ть"
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"text": "Commend me to my brother.",
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"word": "предава́ть"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vverjatʹ",
"sense": "to entrust",
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],
"word": "вверять"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to entrust",
"word": "encomendar"
}
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"etymology_text": "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.",
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{
"ref": "c. 1607–1608, William Shakeſpeare, The Late, And much admired Play, Called Pericles, Prince of Tyre. […], London: Imprinted at London for Henry Goſſon, […], published 1609, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii]:",
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"Commendation; praise."
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"Commendation",
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"(obsolete) Commendation; praise."
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"ref": "1655, James Howell, “to Dr. Thomas Prichard at Worcester House”, in Epistolæ Ho-Elianæ. Familiar Letters Domestic and Forren. […], 3rd edition, volume (please specify the page), London: […] Humphrey Mos[e]ley, […], →OCLC:",
"text": "Hearty commends and much endeared love unto you.",
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"(obsolete, in the plural) Compliments; greetings."
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