recommend
Use Recommend in a sentence
əˈmɛnd 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.
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.
4.
to make desirable or attractive: a plan that has very little to recommend it.
verb (used without object)
5.
to make a recommendation.
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noun
6.
Informal. a recommendation.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English recommenden < Medieval Latin recommendāre, equivalent to Latin re- re- + commendāre to commend
1350–1400; Middle English recommenden < Medieval Latin recommendāre, equivalent to Latin re- re- + commendāre to commend
Related forms
rec·om·mend·a·ble, adjective
rec·om·mend·er, noun
pre·rec·om·mend, verb (used with object)
un·rec·om·mend·a·ble, adjective
un·rec·om·mend·ed, adjective
Synonyms
1. approve, condone. 3. counsel.
1. approve, condone. 3. counsel.
Antonyms
1. condemn.
1. condemn.
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| —vb | |
| 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. | archaic to entrust (a person or thing) to someone else's care; commend |
| [C14: via Medieval Latin from Latin | |
| recom'mendable | |
| —adj | |
| recom'mender | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
recommend
late 14c., "praise, present as worthy," from M.L. recommendare (early 13c.), from L. re-, intensive prefix, + commendare "commit to one's care, commend" (see commend).
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Example sentences
Others recommend putting salt in the coffee grounds, rather than the final product, to improve the brew's flavor.
We've seen both acts live on more than one occasion, and can recommend both.
She will recommend the general cause, by the countenance of her voice, and the benignant sympathy of her example.
Would definitely recommend this one to family and friends.
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