Recommend definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

recommend in American English ; 1. to give in charge; commit; entrust ; 2. to suggest favorably as suited for some use, function, position, etc. to ; 3. to make ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese EnglishDictionaryThesaurusSentencesConjugationGrammar Definitionof 'recommend'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× recommend (rekəmend ) Wordforms:3rdpersonsingularpresent tenserecommends ,presentparticiplerecommending ,pasttense,pastparticiplerecommended 1. verb Ifsomeonerecommendsapersonorthingtoyou,theysuggestthatyouwouldfindthatpersonorthinggoodoruseful. Ihavejustspentaholidaythereandwouldrecommendittoanyone.[Vn+to/for] 'You'reagoodworker,boy,'hetoldhim.'I'llrecommendyouforapromotion.'[Vn+for/as] Askyourdoctortorecommendasuitabletherapist.[VERBnoun] [AlsoVERBnoun+as]Synonyms:advocate,suggest,propose,approve MoreSynonymsofrecommend recommended adjective Thoughtenyearsold,thisbookishighlyrecommended. 2. verb Ifyourecommendthatsomethingisdone,yousuggestthatitshouldbedone. Thejudgerecommendedthatheserve20yearsinprison.[VERBthat] Westronglyrecommendreportingtheincidenttothepolice.[VERBnoun/verb-ing] Itisrecommendedthatyoushouldconsultyourdoctor.[itbeVERB-edthat] Therecommendeddailydoseis12to24grams.[VERB-ed] Manyfinancialplannersnowrecommendagainsteverfullypayingoffyourhomeloan.[VERB+against] [AlsoVERBnounto-infinitive]Synonyms:advise,suggest,advance,propose MoreSynonymsofrecommend 3. verb Ifsomethingorsomeonehasaparticularqualitytorecommendthem,thatqualitymakesthemattractiveorgivesthemanadvantageoversimilarthingsorpeople. Therestauranthasmuchtorecommendit.[VERBnoun] Hehadlittlebuthisenthusiasmtorecommendhim.[VERBnoun] ThesequalitiesrecommendedhimtoOlivier.[VERBnoun+to] Synonyms:makeattractive,makeinteresting,makeappealing,makeacceptable MoreSynonymsofrecommend MoreSynonymsofrecommend CollinsCOBUILDAdvancedLearner’sDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof recommend Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'recommend' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'recommend' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'definiendum' HindiTranslationof'recommend' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency recommendinBritishEnglish (ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ) verb(transitive)1. (maytakeaclauseasobjectoraninfinitive) toadviseasthebestcourseorchoice;counsel torecommendprudence 2. topraiseorcommend torecommendanewbook 3. tomakeattractiveoradvisable thetriphaslittletorecommendit 4. archaic toentrust(apersonorthing)tosomeoneelse'scare;commend CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsrecommendable(ˌrecomˈmendable)adjective recommendably(ˌrecomˈmendably)adverb recommender(ˌrecomˈmender)noun WordoriginC14:viaMedievalLatinfromLatinre-+commendāretocommend WordFrequency recommendinAmericanEnglish (ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ) verbtransitive1.  togiveincharge;commit;entrust recommendedtoourcare 2.  tosuggestfavorablyassuitedforsomeuse,function,position,etc. torecommendabook,adoctor,etc. 3.  tomakeacceptableorpleasing muchontheislandtorecommendit 4.  toadvise;counsel;suggest torecommendthatsomethingbedone Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsrecommendable(ˌrecomˈmendable) adjective recommendatory(ˌrecomˈmendaˌtory) adjective recommender(ˌrecomˈmender) noun WordoriginMErecomenden