commend
v.v. to praise someone or something in a formal way. You use this when you want to say that someone did a great job or that an idea is very good.
v. to praise formally or officially; to express approval of someone or something. Often used in professional or public contexts to recognise merit.
The manager decided to commend the team for their hard work.
The city council voted to commend the local volunteers for their tireless efforts during the recent flood recovery.
While the committee did not adopt the entire proposal, they did commend the researchers for the thoroughness of their data collection and the clarity of their final report.
From Middle English commenden, from Old French comender, from Latin commendō (“commend, entrust to, commit, recommend”), from com- + mandō (“to commit, intrust, enjoin”), from manus (“hand”) + dō (“to put”). Doublet of command.
The verb is transitive and takes a direct object. Often used in the passive voice ('was commended for').
The teacher commended about his progress.The teacher commended his progress.Commend is a transitive verb and takes a direct object without a preposition like 'about'.