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Definition: COMMENDING |
COMMENDINGPersonal pronoun & verb & noun1. Of Commend |
Date "COMMENDING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
Crosswords: COMMENDING |
| English words defined with "COMMENDING": Commendatory ♦ Plauditory. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "COMMENDING": John, Third Epistle of. (references) |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Civil Liberties | Benin | A nongovernmental media ethics commission (ODEM) was established in 1999, and it continued to censure some journalists for unethical conduct during the year, as well as commending some journalists for adherence to the standards of their profession. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "COMMENDING" is generally used as a lexical verb (-ing form) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "COMMENDING" is used about 29 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (-ing form) | 100% | 29 | 64,444 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "COMMENDING"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Chinese | 称赞 (Commend, Commendation, Commended, Praise, Praised, Praising). (various references) | ||||||||||
German | lobend (eulogistic, honorably, honourably, laudatory, lauding, praising), empfehlend (proposing, recommending). (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | ommendingcay övme (eulogy, exaltation, flattery, glorification, laudation, praise, praising). (various references) | ||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | 2 Corinthians Chapter 4, Verse 2 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | All apeipameqa ta krupta thV aiscunhV mh peripatounteV en panourgia mhde dolounteV ton logon tou qeou alla th fanerwsei thV alhqeiaV sunistwnteV eautouV proV pasan suneidhsin anqrwpwn enwpion tou qeou |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Sed abdicamus occulta dedecoris non ambulantes in astutia neque adulterantes verbum Dei sed in manifestatione veritatis commendantes nosmet ipsos ad omnem conscientiam hominum coram Deo |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Faile we not, but do we awei the preue thingis of schame, not walkinge in sutil gile, nether doynge auoutrye bi the word of God, but in schewynge of the treuthe comendynge vs silf to ech conscience of men bifor God. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | But have cast from vs the clokes of vnhonestie and walke not in craftines nether corrupte we the worde of God: but walke in open trueth and reporte oure selves to every mannes conscience in the sight of God. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty; not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but, by manifestation of the truth, commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And we have given up the secret things of shame, not walking in false ways, and not making use of the word of God with deceit; but by the revelation of what is true, as before God, we have the approval of every man's sense of right and wrong. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | 2 Corinthians Chapter 4, Verse 2 |
| Cebuano | Ug gisalikway namo ang mga paagi nga makauulaw ug sinuwitik; nagadumili kami sa pagbuhat sa lipatlipat o sa pagsambog sa pulong sa Dios, hinonoa, pinaagi sa dayag nga pagsulti sa kamatuoran, kami nagapaila sa among kaugalingon ngadto sa kaisipan sa tanang tawo diha sa atubangan sa Dios. |
| Croatian | Ali odrekosmo se sramotnoga prikrivanja: ne nastupamo lukavo niti izopaèujemo rijeè Božju, nego se objavljivanjem istine preporuèujemo svakoj savjesti ljudskoj pred Bogom. |
| Danish | men vi have frasagt os de skammelige Smugveje, så vi ikke vandre i Træskhed, ej heller forfalske Guds Ord, men ved Sandhedens Åbenbarelse anbefale os til alle Menneskers Samvittighed for Guds Åsyn. |
| Dutch | Maar wij hebben verworpen de bedekselen der schande, niet wandelende in arglistigheid, noch het Woord Gods vervalsende, maar door openbaring der waarheid onszelven aangenaam makende bij alle gewetens der mensen, in de tegenwoordigheid Gods. |
| Finnish | vaan olemme hyljänneet kaikki häpeälliset salatiet, niin ettemme vaella kavaluudessa emmekä väärennä Jumalan sanaa, vaan julkituomalla totuuden me suositamme itseämme jokaisen ihmisen omalletunnolle Jumalan edessä. |
| French | Nous rejetons les choses honteuses qui se font en secret, nous n`avons point une conduite astucieuse, et nous n`altérons point la parole de Dieu. Mais, en publiant la vérité, nous nous recommandons à toute conscience d`homme devant Dieu. |
| German | sondern meiden auch heimliche Schande und gehen nicht mit Schalkheit um, fälschen auch nicht Gottes Wort; sondern mit Offenbarung der Wahrheit beweisen wir uns wohl an aller Menschen Gewissen vor Gott. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Kami tidak memakai cara-cara gelap yang memalukan. Kami tidak mau bekerja dengan licik atau memutarbalikkan perkataan Allah. Kami melayani Allah dengan hati yang murni menurut kehendak-Nya. Sebab itu, kami harapkan semua orang menilai kami dengan baik di dalam hati nuraninya. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | tetapi kami sudah membuangkan segala perkara tersembunyi yang mendatangkan malu, dan tiada kami melakukan diri dengan tipu daya atau memutarkan firman Allah, melainkan dengan menyatakan yang benar itu kami mengenalkan diri kami kepada perasaan hati orang sekalian di hadirat Allah. |
| Italian | al contrario, rifiutando le dissimulazioni vergognose, senza comportarci con astuzia né falsificando la parola di Dio, ma annunziando apertamente la verità , ci presentiamo davanti a ogni coscienza, al cospetto di Dio. |
| Maori | Engari kua whakarerea e matou nga mea huna o te whakama, kore ake matou e haere i runga i te tinihanga, kahore hoki e maminga ki te kupu a te Atua: ka waiho ia ko te whakapuakanga o te pono hei whakaatu i to matou pai ki te hinengaro tangata i te aroaro o te Atua. |
| Norwegian | men vi har sagt oss løs fra alle skammelige snikveier og farer ikke frem med list, heller ikke forfalsker vi Guds ord, men ved å kunngjøre sannheten anbefaler vi oss til alle menneskers samvittighet for Guds åsyn. |
| Rumanian | Ca unii, cari am lepqdat mewtewugirile ruwinoase wi ascunse, nu umblqm cu viclewug wi nu stricqm Cuvkntul lui Dumnezeu. Ci, prin arqtarea adevqrului, ne facem vrednici sq fim primiyi de orice cuget omenesc, knaintea lui Dumnezeu. |
| Shuar | Uuka Túratin ana Nuyá tura natsanmai ana nuyasha kanakmiaji. Anankatai tusar wekaatsuji. Tura Yus-Chichamjai nakuratsji. Etserkur aya Yus-Chicham tana Núchik étserji. Ashà aents nuna antukar, "nekas Núiti Yus-Chicham" tiarat tusar Túraji. Wi Tájana nuna Yus nékawai. |
| Swahili | Tumeyaacha kabisa mambo yote ya aibu na ya kisirisiri. Hatuishi tena kwa udanganyifu, wala kwa kulipotosha neno la Mungu; bali tunaudhihirisha ukweli kwa kuufanya ukweli, na hivyo kujiweka chini ya uamuzi wa dhamiri za watu mbele ya Mungu. |
| Swedish | Nej, vi hava frånsagt oss allt skamligt hemlighetsväsen och gå icke illfundigt till väga, ej heller förfalska vi Guds ord, utan framlägga öppet sanningen och anbefalla oss så, inför Gud, hos var människas samvete. |
| Uma | Kitadi-mi hawe'ea gau' to me'eai', uma ria to kiwunii', uma-kai mpobagiu doo, uma-kai mpohala'weo Lolita Alata'ala. Mpoparata-kai napa to makono hante kalonto' -lonto' -na, bona hawe'ea tauna mpangaku' kamakono-na kareba to kikeni. Alata'ala mpotiroi-kai! |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words ending with "COMMENDING": discommending, recommending. (additional references) | |
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"COMMENDING" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Camenzind, Commedagh, Commenlina. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "COMMENDING" (pronounced kume"nding) |
| 8 | k u m e" n d i ng | recommending. |
| 7 | -u m e" n d i ng | amending. |
| 6 | -m e" n d i ng | mending. |
| 5 | -e" n d i ng | apprehending, ascending, attending, bending, blending, comprehending, condescending, contending, defending, depending, descending, ending, expending, extending, fending, impending, intending, lending, misspending, offending, overextending, pending, portending, pretending, relending, rending, sending, spending, suspending, tending, transcending, trending, unbending, unending, vending, wending. |
| 4 | -n d i ng | abounding, astounding, banding, binding, blinding, bonding, bounding, branding, commanding, compounding, confounding, corresponding, defunding, demanding, disbanding, expanding, expounding, finding, founding, freestanding, funding, grandstanding, grinding, grounding, handing, hounding, landing, longstanding, masterminding, minding, misunderstanding, nonbinding, notwithstanding, outspending, outstanding, overfunding, overspending, pounding, rebounding, refunding, reminding, rescinding, resounding, responding, rounding, sanding, sounding, spellbinding, standing, stranding, surrounding, underfunding, understanding, unwinding, upstanding, winding, withstanding, wounding. |
| 3 | -d i ng | abiding, acceding, according, adding, affording, aiding, alluding, applauding, avoiding, awarding, backsliding, balding, bedding, beheading, beholding, bidding, biding, bleeding, blockading, boarding, bombarding, braiding, breading, breeding, brooding, budding, building, cascading, ceding, cheerleading, chiding, clouding, codding, coding, coinciding, colliding, colluding, conceding, concluding, confiding, cording, crowding, crusading, deciding, decoding, defrauding, degrading, deluding, denuding, deriding, discarding, disregarding, dividing, downgrading, downloading, dreading, eluding, encoding, eroding, evading, exceeding, excluding, exploding, extruding, fading, featherbedding, feeding, feuding, Fielding, flooding, folding, forbidding, foreboding, forwarding, gadding, gilding, girding, Gladding, gliding, goading, Godding, grading, guarding, guiding, handholding, heading, heeding, heralding, herding, hiding, hoarding, holding, impeding, imploding, inbreeding, including, interceding, intruding, invading, joyriding, kidding, kneading, lading, landholding, lauding, leading, loading, madding, marauding, masquerading, Melding, misleading, misreading, molding, moulding, needing, nodding, nonbuilding, outbidding, overbuilding, overcrowding, overloading, overriding, padding, parading, persuading, pervading, pleading, plodding, preceding, precluding, presiding, proceeding, prodding, proofreading, protruding, providing, pudding, punctuating, raiding, railroading, reading, rebuilding, receding, recording, Redding, Reding, regarding, rereading, residing, retarding, retreading, rewarding, ridding, riding, rodding, safeguarding, scaffolding, scalding, scolding, seceding, seeding, serenading, shading, shedding, shepherding, shielding, shipbuilding, shredding, shrouding, siding, skateboarding, skidding, sledding, sliding, spearheading, speeding, spreading, stampeding, striding, subsiding, succeeding, superseding, threading, tiding, trading, treading, unfolding, unloading, unyielding, upgrading, upholding, voiding, wading, warding, wedding, weeding, welding, wielding, Wilding, withholding, Wooding, wording, yielding. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-d-e-g-i-m-m-n-n-o" | |
-2 letters: encoding, mnemonic. | |
-3 letters: coigned, commend, condemn, condign, demoing, demonic, genomic, mendigo, mending, omening. | |
-4 letters: ceding, codein, coding, coigne, coined, coming, commie, conine, coning, conned, domine, doming, emodin, ending, geodic, ginned, gnomic, income, medico, mignon, minced, monied, nimmed. | |
-5 letters: coden, coign, coned, conge, conin, deign, demon, denim, dinge, dingo, dogie, doing, domic, donne, genic, genom. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-d-e-g-i-m-m-n-n-o" | |
+2 letters: recommending. | |
+3 letters: commandeering, discommending. | |
+5 letters: decommissioning. | |
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