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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 but now showing signs of recovery, that allows the subjunctive to be used, the effect being one of formality rather than archaism:

One of the observers from the International Commission of Jurists...had recommended she be approached—Nadine Gordimer, 1990.

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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.

v

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

v

Definition: suggest
Antonyms: argue against, reject

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

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

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For a list of words related to recommend, see:

• Judgments Pro and Con - recommend: advise an action; endorse; praise one to another
• Support, Encouragement, and Agreement - recommend: (vb) support or represent as worthy

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See words rhyming with "recommender."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Recommend.

Common misspelling(s) of recommend

• recomend
• reccomend
• reccommend

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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