recommend — rec‧om‧mend [ˌrekəˈmend] verb [transitive] 1. to advise someone to do something, especially because you have special knowledge of a situation or subject: • Most brokers are recommending that investors take some cash out of money funds. 2. to say… … Financial and business terms
recommend — In addition to its familiar constructions with a direct object + to infinitive (I recommend you to control your temper) and with a that clause (We recommend that you stay at the local hotel), recommend is one of a class of verbs, once dwindling… … Modern English usage
recommend — [rek΄ə mend′] vt. [ME recomenden < ML recommendare: see RE & COMMEND] 1. to give in charge; commit; entrust [recommended to our care] 2. to suggest favorably as suited for some use, function, position, etc. [to recommend a book, a doctor,… … English World dictionary
recommend — ► VERB 1) put forward with approval as being suitable for a purpose or role. 2) advise as a course of action. 3) make appealing or desirable: the house had much to recommend it. DERIVATIVES recommendable adjective recommendation noun … English terms dictionary
recommend — I verb acclaim, advance, advise, advocate, applaud, approbate, approve, back, be satisfied with, celebrate, commend, commendare, compliment, counsel, countenance, direct, endorse, esteem, exalt, exhort, extol, favor, give credit, glorify,… … Law dictionary
recommend — (v.) late 14c., praise, present as worthy, from M.L. recommendare (early 13c.), from L. re , intensive prefix, + commendare commit to one s care, commend (see COMMEND (Cf. commend)). Related: Recommended; recommending … Etymology dictionary
recommend — *commend, compliment, applaud Analogous words: *approve, endorse, sanction: *praise, extol, acclaim … New Dictionary of Synonyms
recommend — [v] advise, approve acclaim, advance, advocate, applaud, back, be all for*, be satisfied with, celebrate, commend, compliment, confirm, counsel, endorse, enjoin, esteem, eulogize, exalt, exhort, extol, favor, front for*, glorify, go on record… … New thesaurus
recommend — rec|om|mend W2S3 [ˌrekəˈmend] v [T] 1.) to advise someone to do something, especially because you have special knowledge of a situation or subject recommend (that) ▪ I recommend that you get some professional advice. ▪ Doctors strongly recommend… … Dictionary of contemporary English
recommend */*/*/ — UK [ˌrekəˈmend] / US verb [transitive] Word forms recommend : present tense I/you/we/they recommend he/she/it recommends present participle recommending past tense recommended past participle recommended 1) a) to advise someone that they should… … English dictionary
