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# commendation

«commendation» in Mova's school dictionary: **official praise or an award given to someone for doing…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a commendation, commendations; also uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A commendation is official praise or an award given to someone for doing something well or bravely. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commendation/#m1)

2) Commendation is praise in general. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commendation/#m2)

3) (church, formal) A prayer that gives someone into God's care, especially a person who is dying. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commendation/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In school, a commendation can be a certificate for good work or behaviour; police officers and firefighters get commendations for bravery. It tells the reader that someone has been praised officially. Phrases: «receive a commendation», «a commendation for bravery», «highly commended».

### examples

- Ava got a commendation for her science project. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commendation/#x1)
- The firefighter received a commendation for bravery. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commendation/#x2)
- Our class earned a commendation for helping at the food bank. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commendation/#x3)
- The teacher wrote words of commendation on my report. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commendation/#x4)
- His painting was «highly commended» in the competition. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commendation/#x5)
- The headteacher read out the commendations in assembly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commendation/#x6)

### note

Verb: «commend» (to praise formally). «Highly commended» in a competition usually means just below the prizes. Spelling: two m's.

### Trees and pragmatics

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