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Dictionary: rec·om·mend   (rĕk'ə-mĕnd') pronunciation
 

v., -mend·ed, -mend·ing, -mends.

v.tr.
  1. To praise or commend (one) to another as being worthy or desirable; endorse: recommended him for the job; recommended a car instead of an SUV.
  2. To make (the possessor, as of an attribute) attractive or acceptable: Honesty recommends any person.
  3. To commit to the charge of another; entrust.
  4. To advise or counsel: She recommended that we be on time. See synonyms at advise.
v.intr.

To give advice or counsel: “recommended against signing an international agreement” (Time).

[Middle English recomenden, from Medieval Latin recommendāre : Latin re-, re- + Latin commendāre, to entrust, commend; see commend.]

recommendable rec'om·mend'a·ble adj.
recommender rec'om·mend'er n.
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verb

  1. To aid the cause of by approving or favoring: advocate, back, champion, endorse, get behind, plump for, side with, stand behind, stand by, support, uphold. Idioms: align oneself with, go to bat for, take the part of. See support/oppose.
  2. To give recommendations to (someone) about a decision or course of action: advise, counsel. Informal mentor. See opinion.

 
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v

Definition: advise, approve
Antonyms: disapprove, discourage, dissuade

v

Definition: suggest
Antonyms: argue against, reject


 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To speak of as being good for a certain use or job; praise. Also: To advise.

pronunciation Here's a rule I recommend: Never practice two vices at once. — Tallulah Bankhead (1903-1968)

 
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Common misspelling(s) of recommend

  • recomend
  • reccomend
  • reccommend

 
Translations: Recommend
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - anbefale, tale for (ngt.)
v. intr. - anbefale

Nederlands (Dutch)
aanbevelen, aanprijzen, adviseren, (aspecten die) in het voordeel van iets spreken

Français (French)
v. tr. - recommander, conseiller, jouer en faveur de
v. intr. - recommander, conseiller, jouer en faveur de

Deutsch (German)
v. - empfehlen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - συνιστώ, υποδεικνύω, εισηγούμαι, συμβουλεύω, εμπιστεύομαι σε, αναθέτω

Italiano (Italian)
raccomandare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - recomendar, encomendar, aconselhar

Русский (Russian)
рекомендовать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - recomendar, aconsejar
v. intr. - recomendar, aconsejar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - rekommendera, tillstyrka

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
推荐, 劝告, 介绍, 提出建议

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 推薦, 勸告, 介紹
v. intr. - 推薦, 提出建議

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 추천하다, 위탁하다
v. intr. - 추천하다, 권하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 推薦する, 気に入らせる, 頼む, 勧める, 忠告する, 魅力的にする
n. - 勧告, 推薦状

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يوصي ب, يفضل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮המליץ על, הציע, ייעץ, עשהו חביב, עשהו מושך, הפקיד בידי‬
v. intr. - ‮המליץ‬


 
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