recommend

CEFRA2

/ˌɹɛkəˈmɛnd/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To suggest that someone or something is good or suitable.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To advise, propose, counsel favorably.

Examples

  • Can you recommend a place to stay in London?

  • If you have some troubles, I recommend you confer with him.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To make acceptable; to attract favor to.

  2. To bestow commendation on; to represent favourably; to suggest, endorse or encourage as an appropriate choice.

  3. To bestow commendation on; to represent favorably; to suggest, endorse or encourage as an appropriate choice.

More examples

In context

  • A city that has much to recommend it.

  • The board recommends Philips, given his ample experience in similar positions.

  • The therapist recommends resting the mind and exercising the body.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English recommenden, from Old French recommender (compare French recommander), from Latin re- + commendāre (“to commend, commit; to recommend”), from con- + mandāre (“commit, intrust, enjoin”), from manus (“hand, handwriting, power”) + dare (“to give; to offer or render”). Compare typologically Bulgarian препоръчам (preporǎčam), Serbo-Croatian препоручити, Slovene priporočiti, Czech doporučit, Slovak odporučiť (the same meaning); Russian поручи́ться (poručítʹsja), пору́ка (porúka), поручи́тельство (poručítelʹstvo) (close meaning), all related to Proto-Slavic *rǫka (Bulgarian ръка (rǎka), Russian рука́ (ruká)).