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recommendation

[ rek-uh-men-dey-shuhn, -muhn- ]

noun

  1. an act of recommending.
  2. a letter or the like recommending a person or thing.
  3. representation in favor of a person or thing.
  4. anything that serves to recommend a person or thing, or induce acceptance or favor.


recommendation

/ ËŒ°ùÉ›°ìÉ™³¾É›²Ôˈ»å±ðɪʃə²Ô /

noun

  1. the act of recommending
  2. something that recommends, esp a letter presenting someone as suitable for a job, etc
  3. something that is recommended, such as a course of action
“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 ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±è°ù±ðr±ð³¦Â·´Ç³¾Â·³¾±ð²Ô·»å²¹î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of recommendation1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English recommendacion, from Medieval Latin °ù±ð³¦´Ç³¾³¾±ð²Ô»åÄå³Ù¾±Å²Ô-, stem of °ù±ð³¦´Ç³¾³¾±ð²Ô»åÄå³Ù¾±Å, from °ù±ð³¦´Ç³¾³¾±ð²Ô»åÄå³Ù(³Ü²õ) (past participle of °ù±ð³¦´Ç³¾³¾±ð²Ô»åÄå°ù±ð; recommend ) + -¾±Å -ion
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Synonym Study

See advice.
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Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

"She makes recommendations… sometimes I listen to those recommendations," he said.

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One family from Manchester, who visited the area after a recommendation from their family member, agreed that the pile of rubbish was "disgusting".

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"Any identified recommendations will be taken forward once this review has concluded."

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"The decision to refuse the parole board's recommendation is the right decision for public safety."

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In its report, the committee set out recommendations, including requiring councils to check housing is safe to be used as temporary accommodation.

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How Do You Spell Recommendation?

Spelling tips for recommendation

The word recommendation is hard to spell because it is tricky to know whether the c, the m, and/or the d is doubled. 

How to spell recommendation: The easiest way to remember how to spell recommend is to break it into three parts: re – com – mend – ation. You can keep the first three sections in mind with the sentence: “I recommend that you rely commonly on mending.†The suffix -ation is used to indicate nouns of action and appears in many other words, like starvation and regulation.

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