commendable

CEFRC1

/kəˈmɛndəbəl/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Deserving praise or approval.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Worthy of commendation; deserving praise; admirable, creditable, or meritorious.

Examples

  • The institution's concern for the well-being of its employees is commendable.

  • You've made commendable progress in the English language this past year.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • This is very commendable.

  • Thanks, i' faith; for silence is only commendable In a neat's tongue dried and a maid not vendible.

  • Gareth Southgate's side had performed with commendable maturity to control Poland and a hostile crowd giving thunderous backing to their team – but it all changed one minute into four minutes of stoppage time.

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English commendable, from Middle French commendable, from Latin commendabilis, from commendare (“to commend, intrust to”), from com- + mandare (“to commit, intrust, enjoin”), from manus (“hand”) + dare (“to put”).