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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024rec•om•mend /ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd/USA pronunciation v. - [~ + object] to present (someone or something ) as worthy of confidence, acceptance, or use, as by making a favorable judgment of;
commend. - to urge or suggest as proper, useful, or beneficial: [~ + object]to recommend a special diet.[~ + verb-ing]I recommend seeing a doctor immediately.[~ + (that) clause]I recommend that you take her to the doctor at once.
- to make desirable or attractive:[~ + object]The plan has little to recommend it.
rec•om•mend•a•ble, adj. See -mand-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rec•om•mend (rek′ə mend′),USA pronunciation v.t. - to present as worthy of confidence, acceptance, use, etc.;
commend;
mention favorably:to recommend an applicant for a job; to recommend a book. - to represent or urge as advisable or expedient:to recommend caution.
- to advise, as an alternative;
suggest (a choice, course of action, etc.) as appropriate, beneficial, or the like:He recommended the blue-plate special. The doctor recommended special exercises for her. - to make desirable or attractive:a plan that has very little to recommend it.
v.i. - to make a recommendation.
n. - [Informal.]a recommendation.
- Medieval Latin recommendāre, equivalent. to Latin re- re- + commendāre to commend
- Middle English recommenden 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged approve, condone.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged counsel.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged condemn.
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