RECOMMEND | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of recommend in English recommendverb [ T ] uk /ˌrek.əˈmend/ us /ˌrek.əˈmend/ Add to word list Add to word list B1 to suggest that someone or something would be good or suitable for a particular job or purpose, or to suggest that a particular action should be done: I can recommend the chicken in mushroom sauce - it's delicious. She has been recommended for promotion. The headmistress agreed to recommend the teachers' proposals to the school governors. [ + (that) ] The doctor recommended (that) I get more exercise. [ + -ing verb ] I recommend writing your feelings down on paper. The city has much/little to recommend it (= it has many/few pleasant qualities). to give someone advice

• give adviceCan you give me some advice about what to wear?
• adviseThe doctor advised me to get plenty of rest.
• counselHe counselled the young man to keep his silence.
• recommendDoctors recommend regular exercise.
• advocateI would advocate a system that is fair to everyone.

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• We recommend that this wine should be consumed within six months.
• The report recommends that more resources be devoted to teaching four-year-olds.
• The doctor recommended swimming as the best all-round exercise.
• You seemed a bit hesitant about recommending that restaurant - is something wrong with it?
• For your safety, we recommend you keep your seat belt loosely fastened during the flight.

Backing, supporting & defending

• adopt
• advocacy
• affirmation
• ally yourself to/with someone phrasal verb
• argumentation
• bail out phrasal verb
• bat
• championship
• commitment
• defensible
• espouse
• hold space idiom
• in defence of someone/something
• in favour of something/doing something
• in someone's corner idiom
• lapel badge
• sympathize
• thick
• uphold
• yimby

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recommended (Definition of recommend from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

recommend | American Dictionary

recommendverb [ T ] us /ˌrek·əˈmend/ Add to word list Add to word list to suggest that someone or something would be good or suitable for a particular job or purpose, or to suggest that a particular action should be done: Can you recommend a hotel in San Francisco? [ + that clause ] I recommend that you go on a diet. (Definition of recommend from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

recommend | Business English

recommendverb [ T ] uk /ˌrekəˈmend/ us Add to word list Add to word list to advise someone to do something: recommend that sb do sth Most financial advisers recommend that you buy individual life insurance, at least as a supplement. We recommend changing your internet provider. The board will recommend the offer to shareholders. to suggest that something is the best thing to choose: They've recommended some software to help with the planning process. Can you recommend a good restaurant in this area? recommend sth to sb This is the package that we recommend to most clients. to suggest that someone is the best person to do a job: I can recommend several candidates. recommend sb to sth This is the package that we recommend to most clients. (Definition of recommend from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of recommend

recommend When such inhibition is a reaction to the injury by a mental protective state, he recommends combining the medical treatment with psychological therapy. From the Cambridge English Corpus This reviewer will certainly be finding it useful for teaching and recommending it to students. From the Cambridge English Corpus This is a straightforward book to review, but a rather more difficult one to recommend to readers. From the Cambridge English Corpus In the end, this is a useful book to recommend to students as preliminary background reading. From the Cambridge English Corpus The first risk is mistakenly recommending widespread use of the drug, when the drug is not truly effective. From the Cambridge English Corpus Note that, in this framework, an equal distribution of income would indeed be recommended under the unlikely conditions of people having identical, concave utility functions. From the Cambridge English Corpus A minimum period of one year is typically recommended for full-time fieldwork towards a doctoral degree. From the Cambridge English Corpus The report recommended that, in principle, economic analysis should be pursued for all pharmaceuticals, but only simple price comparisons should be undertaken for generic medicines. From the Cambridge English Corpus When clinical and cost-effective profiles are uncertain, then current practice is recommended. From the Cambridge English Corpus This is surely the single greatest strength of a book that otherwise has few to recommend it. From the Cambridge English Corpus Based on results indicating high bioavailability and a long half-life, the oral administration of brequinar was recommended on alternate days. From the Cambridge English Corpus Reconstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract is, therefore, to be recommended as soon after palliation as is possible. From the Cambridge English Corpus Therefore, intercropping maize and common bean is more advantageous than sole cropping, and should be recommended especially for small-scale farmers. From the Cambridge English Corpus While which of these alternatives he specifically recommends is not quite clear, his preferences are based on professionalism. From the Cambridge English Corpus Then, due to relatively little evidence on what works well, a practical clinical approach is recommended, so that safety is the main consideration. From the Cambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of recommend?

Translations of recommend

in Chinese (Traditional) 推薦，介紹, 建議… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 推荐，介绍, 建议… See more in Spanish recomendar, aconsejar, sugerir… See more in Portuguese recomendar, aconselhar, sugerir… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian शिफारस करणे… See more ～を薦める, 推薦する, ～を提案する… See more tavsiye etmek, önermek, salık vermek… See more recommander, conseiller… See more recomanar… See more aanraden, aanbevelen… See more யாரோ அல்லது ஏதாவது ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட வேலை அல்லது நோக்கத்திற்காக நல்லது அல்லது பொருத்தமானதாக இருக்கும் என்று பரிந்துரைப்பது அல்லது ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட செயல் செய்யப்பட வேண்டும் என்று பரிந்துரைப்பது… See more सिफारिश करना, सलाह देना… See more ભલામણ કરવી… See more anbefale… See more rekommendera, anbefalla, tillråda… See more mengesyorkan, memperkenalkan… See more empfehlen… See more anbefale, foreslå, tilrå… See more سفارش کرنا, تجویز کرنا, پیش کرنا… See more рекомендувати, радити… See more సిఫార్సు చేయు/ ఒక నిర్దిష్ట ఉద్యోగం లేదా ప్రయోజనం కోసం ఎవరైనా మంచివారని లేదా సరిపోతారని, లేదా ఏదైనా మంచిదని లేదా సరిపోతుందని సూచించు లేదా నిర్దిష్టమైన పని చేయాలని సూచించు… See more সুপারিশ করা… See more doporučit… See more menyarankan, rekomendasi… See more แนะนำ, ฝากฝัง… See more khuyên, giới thiệu… See more polecać, rekomendować, zalecać… See more 추천하다, 권고하다… See more raccomandare, consigliare… See more Need a translator?

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