commend
verb (used with object)
to present, mention, or praise as worthy of confidence, notice, kindness, etc.; recommend.
are commending
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present progressiveof commend.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Police are commending the public for their help in the case.
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2015
St. Peter, Francis, and Antoninus are commending the Pessaro family to the Virgin, who is enthroned on high.
From Italy, the Magic Land by Lilian Whiting
Similarly certain elements of Christianity are commending themselves to new India, and certain others are failing to do so at this time.
From New Ideas in India During the Nineteenth Century A Study of Social, Political, and Religious Developments by John Morrison
It is in truth the Roman name that you are commending, if you grant gracious terms to our lords.
From The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator by Thomas Hodgkin
