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commendable

intermediateB2

/kəˈmɛndəbl/ · com-men-da-ble

Deserving praise or admiration.

Meanings

adjectiveformal

Deserving praise or admiration.

تعریف یا ستائش کے لائق.

تعریف کے قابل

tareef ke qabil

Synonyms

praiseworthyadmirableworthyقابل تعریفقابل ستائشقابل ذکر

Antonyms

disgracefulshamefulblameworthyشرمناکبدنامیقابل ملامت

Common Collocations

  • commendable efforts
  • commendable behavior
  • commendable achievements

Example Sentences

Her commendable efforts in the community have not gone unnoticed.

اس کی کمیونٹی کے لیے تعریف کے قابل کوششیں نظر انداز نہیں ہوئی ہیں.

Us ki community ke liye tareef ke qabil koshishen nazar andaaz nahin hui hain.

The team's commendable performance earned them a trophy.

ٹیم کی تعریف کے قابل کارکردگی نے انہیں ایک ٹرافی دلا دی.

Team ki tareef ke qabil karkardagi ne unhein aik trophy dila di.

It's commendable that he volunteers his time for charity.

یہ تعریف کے قابل ہے کہ وہ خیرات کے لئے اپنا وقت عطیہ دیتا ہے.

Yeh tareef ke qabil hai ke woh khairaat ke liye apna waqt atiya deta hai.

Easily Confused With

commend:To commend is to express approval of someone or something, whereas commendable refers to something worthy of approval.
reprimand:To reprimand means to scold someone, while commendable implies praise.

Word Family

commend
verbتعریف کرنا
commendation
nounتعریف
commendably
adverbتعریف کے ساتھ

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Commendable sounds like 'commend' + 'able', if you can recommend it, it’s probably commendable.

Imagine giving a medal to someone for their excellent performance.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

اہل وفا کی جستجو میں نکلیں گی، تعریف کریں گے وقت کے لشکر کی

Ahl-e-wafa ki jastju mein niklenge gi, tareef karenge waqt ke lashkar ki.

They will seek the worthy of loyalty; they will praise the army of time.

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🗣️ Urdu Proverb

نیک لوگوں کی تعریف ہمیشہ مقبول ہوتی ہے

Neik logon ki tareef hamesha maqbool hoti hai

The praise of good people is always accepted.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "commendabilis" — worthy of praise

First known use: 15th century

The word entered English in the late Middle Ages, adopting its meaning over time from Latin 'commendare' which means 'to recommend.'