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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.

    Synonyms: ,

    Antonyms:

  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. a recommendation.

recommend

/ ˌɛəˈɛԻ /

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. archaic.
    to 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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Derived Forms

  • ˌ𳦴dzˈԻ, noun
  • ˌ𳦴dzˈԻ岹, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • o·Իa· adjective
  • o·Իİ noun
  • r·dz·Ի verb (used with object)
  • ܲr·dz·Իa· adjective
  • ܲr·dz·ԻĻ adjective
  • ɱ-o·ԻĻ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of recommend1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English recommenden, from Medieval Latin 𳦴dzԻ; equivalent to re- + commend
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of recommend1

C14: via Medieval Latin from Latin re- + dzԻ to commend
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Example Sentences

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No one knows how long it could take the market to recover this time, but experts recommend investors begin thinking about how to reduce risk by diversifying their portfolios.

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If contact is suspected, trail restorer Blaker recommends treating it like poison oak and scrubbing the affected skin with a degreaser.

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But he was scrutinised for recommending homeopathy, alternative medicine and other treatments that critics have called "pseudoscience".

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Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander approved the proposals despite the Planning Inspectorate recommending she reject them over environmental concerns.

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“It doesn’t have this very, very damaging effect, which is why we recommend vaccination, because we get all of the immunity with none of the adverse consequences,” Bolotin said.

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How Do You Spell Recommend?

Spelling tips for recommend

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 mendԲ.”

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