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recommend
(redirected from recommended)

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rec·om·mend  (rk-mnd)
v. rec·om·mend·ed, rec·om·mend·ing, rec·om·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 recommendre : Latin re-, re- + Latin commendre, to entrust, commend; see commend.]

recom·menda·ble adj.
recom·mender n.

recommend
Verb
1. to advise as the best course or choice
2. to praise or commend: I would wholeheartedly recommend his books
3. to make attractive or advisable: she has everything to recommend her [Latin re- again + commendare to commend]
recommendation n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.recommendrecommend - push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day"
propose, suggest, advise - make a proposal, declare a plan for something; "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax"
2.recommend - express a good opinion of
praise - express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance"
3.recommend - make attractive or acceptable; "Honesty recommends any person"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

recommend
verb 1. advocate, suggest, propose, approve, endorse, commend << OPPOSITE disapprove of
verb 2. put forward, approve, endorse, commend, vouch for, praise, big up (slang), chiefly Caribbean speak well of, put in a good word for
verb 4. make attractive, make interesting, make appealing, make acceptable
Translations
recommend [rɛkəˈmɛnd] vtrecomendar;
she has a lot to recommend her → tiene mucho a su favor

recommend [rɛkəˈmɛnd] vtrecommander;
can you recommend a good restaurant? → pouvez-vous me conseiller un bon restaurant?;
she has a lot to recommend her → elle a beaucoup de choses en sa faveur

recommend [rɛkəˈmɛnd] vtempfehlen;
she has a lot to recommend her → es spricht sehr viel für sie

recommend [rɛkəˈmɛnd] vtraccomandare (= advise); consigliare;
she has a lot to recommend her → ha molti elementi a suo favore

recommend
v recommend [rekəˈmend]
1 to advise The doctor recommended a long holiday. aanbeveel يَنْصَح препоръчвам doporučit anbefale empfehlen συμβουλεύω, συνιστώ, υποδεικνύω recomendar soovitama توصیه کردن؛ تجویز کردن suositella recommander לְהַמלִיץ सिफारिश करना preporučiti, savjetovati javasol menyarankan ráðleggja raccomandare 勧める 권하다, 충고하다 patarti, rekomenduoti ieteikt mengesyorkan aanraden anbefale, foreslå, tilrå zalecać recomendar a re­co­manda советовать doporučiť, odporučiť svetovati preporučiti rekommendera, anbefalla, tillråda แนะนำ tavsiye etmek 建議,勸告 рекомендувати; радити تجویز کرنا khuyên
2 to suggest as being particularly good, particularly suitable etc He recommended her (to me) for the job. aanbeveel يوصي بِ препоръчвам doporučit anbefale empfehlen συνιστώ, προτείνω recomendar soovitama پیشنهاد کردن suositella recommander לְהַמלִיץ सलाह देना preporučiti (nekoga) ajánl rekomendasi mæla með raccomandare 推薦する 추천하다 rekomenduoti rekomendēt; ieteikt memperkenalkan aanbevelen anbefale, foreslå polecać recomendar a recomanda рекомендовать odporučiť, doporučiť priporočiti preporučiti rekommendera ฝากฝัง tavsiye etmek 推荐, 介紹 рекомендувати صلاح دینا giới thiệu
n recommenˈdation
1 the act of recommending I gave her the job on his recommendation. aanbeveling تَوْصِيَه препоръчване doporučení anbefaling die Empfehlung εισήγηση, υπόδειξη, σύσταση recomendación soovitus توصیه؛ سفارش suositus recommandation הַמלָצָה सिफारिश, अनुशंसा preporučivanje ajánlás meðmæli raccomandazione, segnalazione 推薦 추천, 권고 rekomendacija rekomendācija; ieteikums perakuan aanbeveling anbefaling, tilråding rekomendacja recomendação recomandare рекомендация odporúčanie, príhovor priporočilo preporuka rekommendation การแนะนำ tavsiye 推荐, 介紹 рекомендація سفارش sự giới thiệu; lời khuyên
2 something recommended The recommendations of the committee. aanbeveling شيءٌ يوصى بِه препоръка doporučení anbefaling; forslag die Empfehlung σύσταση, υπόδειξη recomendación soovitus پیشنهاد؛ معرفی نامه lausunto recommandation הַמלָצָה सिफारिश preporuka felterjesztés, javaslat rekomendasi tilmæli raccomandazione 勧告 추천된 것 rekomendacija rekomendācija; ieteikums disyorkan aambeveling forslag, anbefaling, betenkning zalecenie recomendação recomandare рекомендация odporúčanie, doporučenie priporočilo preporuka rekommendation สิ่งที่แนะนำ tavsiye, öneri 建議 порада سفارشات lời tiến cử; lời khuyên


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