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recommend

rek-uh-MEND/ˌɹɛkəˈmɛnd/

Verbrecommends, recommending, recommended

Noun pluralrecommends

4 meanings of recommend

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  1. 1
    adviseverbtransitive
    To tell someone that a person or thing is good, or what you think they should do.

    Like pointing a friend toward the best dish on the menu.

    I recommend this book to anyone who loves mystery stories.

    She recommended a good doctor near our house.

    UsageSay recommend something to someone. For advice, say I recommend going early, or I recommend that you go early.

  2. 2
    make appealingverbtransitive
    To make someone or something seem good, so that others will like or accept it.

    Like a warm smell from a kitchen that makes people want to come in and eat.

    Her kind manner recommends her to everyone she meets.

    This quiet little town has a lot to recommend it.

    UsageOften in has a lot to recommend it or has little to recommend it. Use to for the people who like it.

    Similarendear

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  3. 3
    nouncolloquialcountable
    A suggestion that something is good and worth trying.

    Like a friend telling you which game is worth buying.

    Thanks for the recommend. I loved that movie!

    Do you have any recommends for a good pizza place?

    UsagePlural recommends. When you write something formal, use recommendation instead.

    Similarrecommendation, tip, suggestion, endorsement

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Less common meaning

  1. 4
    entrustverbarchaictransitive
    To place someone or something into another person's care and ask them to look after it.

    Similarcommend

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Origin

It comes from Latin, made from re- plus commendāre, meaning 'to commend or entrust'. That word goes back to manus 'hand', with the idea of putting something into someone's hand.

Checked 6 Nov 2026 · 4 facts