recommend

[ rek-uh-mend ]

/ ˌrɛk əˈmɛnd /

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verb (used with object)

to present as worthy of confidence, acceptance, use, etc.; commend; mention favorably: to recommend an applicant for a job; to recommend a book.

to represent or urge as advisable or expedient: to recommend caution.

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.

to make desirable or attractive: a plan that has very little to recommend it.

verb (used without object)

to make a recommendation.

noun

Informal. a recommendation.

Origin of recommend

1350–1400; Middle English recommenden<Medieval Latin recommendāre, equivalent to Latin re-re- + commendāre to commend

SYNONYMS FOR recommend

1 approve, condone.

3 counsel.

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ANTONYMS FOR recommend

1 condemn.

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OTHER WORDS FROM recommend

rec·om·mend·a·ble, adjectiverec·om·mend·er, nounpre·rec·om·mend, verb (used with object)un·rec·om·mend·a·ble, adjective

un·rec·om·mend·ed, adjectivewell-rec·om·mend·ed, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for recommend

Cairo should have listened to Amal Clooney last year when she recommended judicial reforms.
Amal Clooney vs. Egypt’s Courts|Christopher Dickey|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
His most recommended plant was tree ivy—its juices sprayed up the nostrils.
History's Craziest Hangover Cures|Justin Jones|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The same test was also recommended by my new primary-care doctor, another “in-network” provider.
My Insurance Company Killed Me, Despite Obamacare|Malcolm MacDougall|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Among the efforts they recommended: a $10 million outreach effort to minority communities.
Rand Paul, Chris Christie Laid Out Plans for Black Voters at Penthouse Forum|David Freedlander|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He recommended that the princess remain a formal suspect in the case.
Will Scandal Sink the Spanish Royal Family?|Tom Sykes|August 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He stopped that night in the house of the worthy man to whom Mr. O'Brien had recommended him on his first entering the town.
The Poor Scholar|William Carleton
The King of Great Britain; he said, only recommended a course which he was himself always ready to pursue.
History of the United Netherlands, 1600-09, Vol. IV. Complete|John Lothrop Motley
The study is recommended by Cicero as equally pleasant and instructive.
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire|Edward Gibbon
Sea salt and warm water are recommended by oculists as the best tonic for the eyes.
The Complete Bachelor|Walter Germain
He was educated at Eton, where he was so much distinguished that his exercises were recommended as models to his schoolfellows.
Lives of the Poets: Gay, Thomson, Young, and Others|Samuel Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for recommend

recommend

/ (ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd) /

verb (tr)

(may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to advise as the best course or choice; counselto recommend prudence

to praise or commendto recommend a new book

to make attractive or advisablethe trip has little to recommend it

archaic to entrust (a person or thing) to someone else's care; commend

Derived forms of recommend

recommendable, adjectiverecommender, noun

Word Origin for recommend

C14: via Medieval Latin from Latin re- + commendāre to 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

单词	recommend
释义	recommend [ rek-uh-mend ] / ˌrɛk əˈmɛnd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR recommend ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) to present as worthy of confidence, acceptance, use, etc.; commend; mention favorably: to recommend an applicant for a job; to recommend a book. to represent or urge as advisable or expedient: to recommend caution. 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. to make desirable or attractive: a plan that has very little to recommend it. verb (used without object) to make a recommendation. noun Informal. a recommendation. Origin of recommend 1350–1400; Middle English recommenden<Medieval Latin recommendāre, equivalent to Latin re-re- + commendāre to commend SYNONYMS FOR recommend 1 approve, condone. 3 counsel. SEE SYNONYMS FOR recommend ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR recommend 1 condemn. SEE ANTONYMS FOR recommend ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM recommend rec·om·mend·a·ble, adjectiverec·om·mend·er, nounpre·rec·om·mend, verb (used with object)un·rec·om·mend·a·ble, adjective un·rec·om·mend·ed, adjectivewell-rec·om·mend·ed, adjective Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for recommend Cairo should have listened to Amal Clooney last year when she recommended judicial reforms. Amal Clooney vs. Egypt’s Courts\|Christopher Dickey\|January 4, 2015\|DAILY BEAST His most recommended plant was tree ivy—its juices sprayed up the nostrils. History's Craziest Hangover Cures\|Justin Jones\|December 30, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The same test was also recommended by my new primary-care doctor, another “in-network” provider. My Insurance Company Killed Me, Despite Obamacare\|Malcolm MacDougall\|November 24, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Among the efforts they recommended: a $10 million outreach effort to minority communities. Rand Paul, Chris Christie Laid Out Plans for Black Voters at Penthouse Forum\|David Freedlander\|October 17, 2014\|DAILY BEAST He recommended that the princess remain a formal suspect in the case. Will Scandal Sink the Spanish Royal Family?\|Tom Sykes\|August 18, 2014\|DAILY BEAST He stopped that night in the house of the worthy man to whom Mr. O'Brien had recommended him on his first entering the town. The Poor Scholar\|William Carleton The King of Great Britain; he said, only recommended a course which he was himself always ready to pursue. History of the United Netherlands, 1600-09, Vol. IV. Complete\|John Lothrop Motley The study is recommended by Cicero as equally pleasant and instructive. The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire\|Edward Gibbon Sea salt and warm water are recommended by oculists as the best tonic for the eyes. The Complete Bachelor\|Walter Germain He was educated at Eton, where he was so much distinguished that his exercises were recommended as models to his schoolfellows. Lives of the Poets: Gay, Thomson, Young, and Others\|Samuel Johnson British Dictionary definitions for recommend recommend / (ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd) / verb (tr) (may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to advise as the best course or choice; counselto recommend prudence to praise or commendto recommend a new book to make attractive or advisablethe trip has little to recommend it archaic to entrust (a person or thing) to someone else's care; commend Derived forms of recommend recommendable, adjectiverecommender, noun Word Origin for recommend C14: via Medieval Latin from Latin re- + commendāre to 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 Words related to recommend urge, uphold, confirm, propose, advocate, prescribe, back, favor, praise, endorse, justify, suggest, acclaim, sanction, commend, second, laud, enjoin, extol, eulogize
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