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recommend

[rek-uh-mend]

verb (used with object)

  1. to present as worthy of confidence, acceptance, use, etc.; commend; mention favorably.

    to recommend an applicant for a job; to recommend a book.

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  2. to represent or urge as advisable or expedient.

    to recommend caution.

  3. to advise, as an alternative; suggest (a choice, course of action, etc.) as appropriate, beneficial, or the like.

    He recommended the blue-plate special. The doctor recommended special exercises for her.

    Synonyms:
  4. to make desirable or attractive.

    a plan that has very little to recommend it.



verb (used without object)

  1. to make a recommendation.

noun

  1. Informal.Ìýa recommendation.

recommend

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verb

  1. (may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to advise as the best course or choice; counsel

    to recommend prudence

  2. to praise or commend

    to recommend a new book

  3. to make attractive or advisable

    the trip has little to recommend it

  4. archaicÌýto entrust (a person or thing) to someone else's care; commend

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • recommendable adjective
  • recommender noun
  • prerecommend verb (used with object)
  • unrecommendable adjective
  • unrecommended adjective
  • well-recommended adjective
  • ËŒ°ù±ð³¦´Ç³¾Ëˆ³¾±ð²Ô»å±ð°ù noun
  • ËŒ°ù±ð³¦´Ç³¾Ëˆ³¾±ð²Ô»å²¹²ú±ô±ð adjective
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of recommend1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English recommenden, from Medieval Latin °ù±ð³¦´Ç³¾³¾±ð²Ô»åÄå°ù±ð; equivalent to re- + commend
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of recommend1

C14: via Medieval Latin from Latin re- + ³¦´Ç³¾³¾±ð²Ô»åÄå°ù±ð to commend
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Example Sentences

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Baroness Casey has recommended a national inquiry is required, he said.

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"To understand the exact impact of upcoming tariff changes on individual bills, we recommend customers use our online tariff calculator," it said.

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The charity Allergy UK does not recommend anyone use it either, and private clinics are no longer allowed to advertise the drug.

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The WFP says that as a result of the cuts, the agency has had to slash the refugees' rations to 30% of the minimum recommended amount a person should eat to stay healthy.

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Strunk and White’s “The Elements of Style†recommends restraint with what it calls “a dash,†cautioning that it should be used “only when a more common mark of punctuation seems inadequate.â€

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Spelling tips forÌýrecommend

The word recommend is hard to spell because it is tricky to know whether the c, the m, and/or the n is doubled. How to spell recommend:  The easiest way to remember how to spell recommend is to break it into three parts: re - com - mend. You can keep these three sections in mind with the sentence: "I recommend that you rely commonly on mending."

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