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# commendable

«commendable» in Mova's school dictionary: **Deserving praise, worthy of being admired** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (commendable); adverb: commendably

### meaning for a pupil

(formal) Deserving praise, worthy of being admired. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commendable/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

Used in school reports, speeches and exam texts: commendable effort, commendable honesty. It tells the reader that the action was good, even if the result was not perfect. Phrases: commendable effort, highly commendable, commendable courage.

### examples

- Your effort this term has been commendable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commendable/#x1)
- It was commendable of him to return the lost wallet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commendable/#x2)
- She showed commendable patience with the little ones. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commendable/#x3)
- The team made a commendable effort in the rain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commendable/#x4)
- The report praised the school's commendable work on safety. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commendable/#x5)
- His honesty was commendable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commendable/#x6)
- That's a commendable idea; let's try it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commendable/#x7)

### note

Formal; plain words: praiseworthy, good, admirable. Related: commend, commendation. Often used for effort or behaviour rather than talent.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «commendable» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commendable/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.