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recommend
[ rek-uh-mend ]
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.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms:
- 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.
Synonyms:
- 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.
recommend
/ ˌɛəˈɛԻ /
verb
- may take a clause as object or an infinitive to advise as the best course or choice; counsel
to recommend prudence
- to praise or commend
to recommend a new book
- to make attractive or advisable
the trip has little to recommend it
- archaic.to entrust (a person or thing) to someone else's care; commend
Derived Forms
- ˌdzˈԻ, noun
- ˌdzˈԻ岹, adjective
Other Word Forms
- o·Իa· adjective
- o·Իİ noun
- r·dz·Ի verb (used with object)
- ܲr·dz·Իa· adjective
- ܲr·dz·ԻĻ adjective
- ɱ-o·ԻĻ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of recommend1
Word History and Origins
Origin of recommend1
Example Sentences
Despite the punishing headwinds, the county balanced its $48-billion recommended budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which officials credit to cautious financial planning.
Her review recommended an end to S4 exams for students who were due to continue with a subject beyond that year.
Given that his old ally Hegseth fired him and is now recommending he be prosecuted, Caldwell’s tale doesn’t pass the laugh test.
“The American public deserves better, and we trust that the Office of Government Ethics will recommend that the Commerce Department’s ethics officials investigate and take any appropriate disciplinary action against Secretary Lutnick.”
That is, beyond what he already recommended — we must do far more to anticipate potential disease outbreaks or reoccurrences and to understand the specific pathogens we're likely to encounter.
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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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