Recommend
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌɹɛkəˈmɛnd/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Recommend is a verb meaning (transitive) To bestow commendation on; to represent favorably; to suggest, endorse or encourage as an appropriate choice.
Meaning
(transitive) To bestow commendation on; to represent favorably; to suggest, endorse or encourage as an appropriate choice.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To make acceptable; to attract favor to.
- (transitive) To advise, propose, counsel favorably.
- (transitive, archaic) To commit, to confide to another's care, confidence or acceptance, with favoring representations.
- (colloquial) A recommendation.
Example Sentences
A city that has much to recommend it.
The therapist recommends resting the mind and exercising the body.
My therapist recommended that I rest the mind and exercise the body.
The board recommends Philips, given his ample experience in similar positions.
Word Forms
- recommends
- recommending
- recommended
Synonyms for recommend
Depending on context, synonyms include commend, advocate, urge.
Antonyms for recommend
Common opposites include deprecate, disapprove, discourage, disrecommend, oppose.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include commend, advocate, urge, recommendation, advisable, advise.
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Sources & Attribution
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