recommend

verb rec·om·mend \ ˌre-kə-ˈmend \

|Updated on: 21 Jun 2018

Examples: recommend in a Sentence

Definition of recommend

recommended; recommending; recommends

transitive verb

1 a : to present as worthy of acceptance or trial

recommended the medicine

b : to endorse as fit, worthy, or competent

recommends her for the position

2 : entrust, commit

recommended his soul to God

3 : to make acceptable

has other points to recommend it

4 : to suggest an act or course of action

recommend that the matter be dropped

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recommendable

play \ˌre-kə-ˈmen-də-bəl\ adjective

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recommendatory

play \ˌre-kə-ˈmen-də-ˌtȯr-ē\ adjective

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recommender

noun

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Examples of recommend in a Sentence

There is much besides fishing to recommend a trip to this sleepy fishing village … —Peter Kaminsky, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2002
… you feel as if you've left the world behind, down below, and that the only way to rejoin it is to let go and plummet straight down. Erice is not the first place I'd recommend to the acrophobic. —Francine Prose, Atlantic, December 2002
Many of the Jobs, and especially those that paid well, had been parcelled out to candidates—mostly white males—whose applications signified that they had been recommended by well-placed political figures. —Andy Logan, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 1989
If he'd bailed out with the rest of his crew—or been evacuated from the area at once as his regimental surgeon had recommended—perhaps he would have recovered fully … —Tom Clancy, The Cardinal of the Kremlin, 1988
A friend recommended this restaurant.
I can't decide between the lasagna and the salmon. Which do you recommend?
They recommended her for a promotion after only two years.
The film is recommended to anyone who liked her earlier movies.
It is strongly recommended that you change the oil in your car every 5,000 miles.
Take only the recommended dose of cough syrup.
You may decide to pursue the matter in court, but I wouldn't recommend it.

Recent Examples of recommend from the Web

This is why Drake and Robinson recommend being extremely vigilant with pets, especially if your backyard is not fenced in.

— elena weissmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Why coyote sightings are so common in Milwaukee, and what to do if you see one," 18 June 2018
First, the Reinventing Government movement, a set of bureaucratic reforms spearheaded by Vice President Al Gore, pushed IGs to be more like in-house management consultants, recommending ways to make the bureaucracy more effective and efficient.

— nadia hilliard, Washington Post, "Last week’s IG report about the FBI made a big splash. Here’s you need to know about Inspectors General.," 18 June 2018
The sales tax increase is slightly less than the quarter-cent sales tax the administration recommended.

— scott wartman, Cincinnati.com, "Hamilton County commissioners just voted to increase sales tax - without asking voters in November," 18 June 2018
So, the engines recommend giving back the exchange with 18.f4 Bxh1 19.Rxh1 Nc4 20.Bc1 Qb6 21.Rd1 Rc8 22.f5 and though Black is definitely better White can keep playing.

— chris chase, BostonGlobe.com, "Chess notes," 17 June 2018
Retail workers need to have a customer-first mindset; an ability to greet customers, listen to and solve customers’ issues and recommend products to costumers; and an understanding of customer relations, satisfaction and service.

— jennifer kimrey, Houston Chronicle, "Top salespeople need specific skill set," 17 June 2018
Medina was suspended for three days, even though a disciplinary panel recommended he be fired, a newspaper reported Thursday.

— CBS News, "Stoneman Douglas school guard had sexually harassed massacre victim, family says," 15 June 2018
People with more mild cases of psoriasis may be able to get by with over-the-counter treatments, including topical steroids, anti-dandruff shampoos, and coal tar — but Dr. Iyer recommends seeing a dermatologist for guidance regardless.

— emma sarran webster, Teen Vogue, "The Most Common Skin Conditions, Explained," 15 June 2018
In his July 5 news conference, which was criticized at the time by former top Justice Department officials in both parties, Mr. Comey said the FBI was recommending no charges be filed against Mrs. Clinton.

— sadie gurman, WSJ, "DOJ Clinton Report Blasts Comey, Agents, but Finds No Bias in Conclusion," 15 June 2018

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