# recommend

Pronunciation: say "rek-uh-MEND" /ˌɹɛkəˈmɛnd/

## Verb

1. To suggest a person, thing, or course of action as a good choice or the wise thing to do.
   - Simple: To tell someone that a person or thing is good, or what you think they should do.
   - _The critic recommended the new restaurant for its inventive menu._
   - _Teachers often recommend this novel to students learning about history._
2. To make acceptable or attractive; to bring favor toward a person or thing.
   - Simple: To make someone or something seem good, so that others will like or accept it.
   - _The cottage's quiet location recommends it to those seeking peace._
   - _His honesty and warmth recommend him to all who work with him._

## Noun

3. A suggestion or endorsement that something is worth choosing or trying. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: A suggestion that something is good and worth trying.
   - _She gave me a solid recommend for the new café downtown._
   - _That podcast was a strong recommend from my sister, and she was right about it._

## Verb

4. To entrust a person or thing to another's care or protection, with words of favor. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: To place someone or something into another person's care and ask them to look after it.

## Origin

It comes from Middle English recommenden, from Old French recommender, from Latin re- plus commendāre ('to commend, commit; to recommend'). Commendāre itself was formed from con- plus mandāre ('commit, entrust'), from manus ('hand, power') and an old verb element meaning 'put'.

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