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recommend en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˌɹɛkəˈmɛnd/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English recommenden, from Old French recommender (compare French recommander), from Latin re- + commendāre (“to commend, commit; to recommend”), from con- + mandāre (“commit, intrust, enjoin”), from manus (“hand, handwriting, power”) + dare (“to give; to offer or render”). Compare typologically Bulgarian препоръчам (preporăčam), Serbo-Croatian препоручити, Slovene priporočiti, Czech doporučit, Slovak odporučiť (the same meaning); Russian поручи́ться (poručítʹsja), пору́ка (porúka), поручи́тельство (poručítelʹstvo) (close meaning), all related to Proto-Slavic *rǫka (Bulgarian ръка (răka), Russian рука́ (ruká)).

Meanings

1. (colloquial) A recommendation.
   • "I'm glad to have a recommend from that quarter. Airheart's skipper of the San Jose now. […]" 1896 November – 1897 May, Rudyard Kipling, “Captains Courageous”, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday & Company, published 1897, →OCLC:

Forms

recommend en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (General-American) audio
• /ˌɹɛkəˈmɛnd/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English recommenden, from Old French recommender (compare French recommander), from Latin re- + commendāre (“to commend, commit; to recommend”), from con- + mandāre (“commit, intrust, enjoin”), from manus (“hand, handwriting, power”) + dare (“to give; to offer or render”). Compare typologically Bulgarian препоръчам (preporăčam), Serbo-Croatian препоручити, Slovene priporočiti, Czech doporučit, Slovak odporučiť (the same meaning); Russian поручи́ться (poručítʹsja), пору́ка (porúka), поручи́тельство (poručítelʹstvo) (close meaning), all related to Proto-Slavic *rǫka (Bulgarian ръка (răka), Russian рука́ (ruká)).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To bestow commendation on; to represent favorably; to suggest, endorse or encourage as an appropriate choice.
   • The board recommends Philips, given his ample experience in similar positions.
2. (transitive) To make acceptable; to attract favor to.
   • A city that has much to recommend it.
3. (transitive) To advise, propose, counsel favorably.
   • The US Centers and Disease Control and Prevention is considering recommending annual Covid-19 shots to those who are older or who have compromised immune function, rather than the current blanket recommendation for everyone 6 months of age and older. The change would more closely align the US with guidance given in other countries. Unlike countries such as the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, the US alone recommends an annual Covid-19 vaccine for healthy younger adults and children. The World Health Organization also doesn’t routinely recommend annual Covid-19 vaccines for healthy adults under 65 or healthy children. 2025 April 16, Brenda Goodman, “CDC considers narrowing its Covid-19 vaccine recommendations”, in CNN:
   • The therapist recommends resting the mind and exercising the body.
   • An influential group of medical experts, the US Preventive Services Task Force, recommended last week that most women receive a mammogram starting at age 40. 2024 May 8, Katia Hetter, “Mammograms are now recommended starting at age 40. Should you get one?”, in CNN:
   • My therapist recommended that I rest the mind and exercise the body.
4. (archaic, transitive) To commit, to confide to another's care, confidence or acceptance, with favoring representations.
   • A medieval oblate's parents recommended the boy for life to God and the monastery.

Forms

Antonyms

disapprove · discourage · disrecommend · deprecate · oppose

Deriveds

recommendatory · auto-recommend · recommended · misrecommend · recommendative · recommendee · unrecommend · recommendable · rerecommend · recommender · recommendary

Relateds

recommendation

Synonyms

commend

Translations (149)

hu ajánl (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · uz maslahat bermoq (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · bg съве́твам (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · bg съветвам (to advise, propose) · he המליץ (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · nl adviseren (to advise, propose) · ota توصیه ایتمك (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · uk пора́дити (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · az tövsiyə etmək (to suggest or endorse someone as appropriate choice) · ru рекомендова́ть (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · bg препоръчвам (to suggest or endorse someone as appropriate choice) · bg препоръ́чвам (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · ru посове́товать (to advise, propose) · ru порекомендова́ть (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · az məsləhət görmək (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · ar يوصي يقترح (to advise, propose) · sv rekommendera (to advise, propose) · ru рекомендова́ть (to suggest or endorse someone as appropriate choice) · ar أَوْصَى (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · fa توصیه کردن (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · hi सिफ़ारिश करना (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · ca recomanar (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · fi suositella (to suggest or endorse someone as appropriate choice) · nb anbefale (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · fi olla houkuttava (to make acceptable; to attract favor to) · ru порекомендова́ть (to advise, propose) · gmw-cfr aabeveële (to advise, propose) · ka რეკომენდირება (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · uk ра́дити (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · mi marohi (to suggest or endorse someone as appropriate choice) · enm commenden (to suggest or endorse someone as appropriate choice) · fi suositella (to advise, propose) · cmn 推薦 /推荐 (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · nl aanraden (to advise, propose) · az tövsiyə etmək (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · fr recommander (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · ru посове́товать (to suggest or endorse someone as appropriate choice) · ja 推薦する (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · alt айдар (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · vec racomandar (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · es recomendar (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · ru сове́товать (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · bg поверявам (archaic: to confide to another) · fi suosittaa (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · sv rekommendera (to suggest or endorse someone as appropriate choice) · fi suosittaa (to advise, propose) · be пара́іць (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · cs doporučovat (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · mk препорачува (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · nl aanbevelen (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · nl aanbevelen (to suggest or endorse someone as appropriate choice) · sk odporúčať (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · sl priporočati (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · et soovitama (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · lt patarti (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · sh preporúčiti (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · sh препоручи́вати (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · ru рекомендова́ть (to advise, propose) · sv förespråka (to suggest or endorse someone as appropriate choice) · is mæla með (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · fi luovuttaa (archaic: to confide to another) · eo rekomendi (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · nl aanbevelen (archaic: to confide to another) · ta பரிந்துரை செய் (to suggest or endorse someone as appropriate choice) · vi giới thiệu (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · hy հանձնարարել (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · enm recomaunden (to suggest or endorse someone as appropriate choice) · ar نصح (to advise, propose) · fi suositella (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · nl voordragen (to suggest or endorse someone as appropriate choice) · de empfehlen (to advise, propose) · nl bevelen in ... (archaic: to confide to another) · ota توصیه ایتمك (to suggest or endorse someone as appropriate choice) · it consigliare (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · be ра́іць (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · lv ieteikt (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · mfe rekomande (to advise, propose) · ka რეკომენდაციას უწევს (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · enm recommenden (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · sv rekommendera (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · mi marohi (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · sl priporočiti (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · eu gomendatu (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · de empfehlen (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · km អនុសាស (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · lo ແນະນໍາ (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · ar نصح (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · bg препоръ́чам (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · vi đề nghị (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · sh препору́чити (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · pl polecić (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · pl polecać (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · ka რეკომენდება (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · el υποδεικνύω (to suggest or endorse someone as appropriate choice) · sv föreslå (to advise, propose) · nl aanraden (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · grc παραινέω (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · es recomendar (to advise, propose) · nl aanbevelen (to advise, propose) · ka რეკომენდაციას აძლევს (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · tg тавсия кардан (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · tr tavsiye etmek (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · gmw-cfr aabeveële (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · sk odporučiť (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · grc παραινέω (to suggest or endorse someone as appropriate choice) · uk порекомендува́ти (to suggest or endorse someone as appropriate choice) · ky сунуш кылуу (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · kk ұсыну (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · mi mārohirohi (to suggest or endorse someone as appropriate choice) · ar نَصَحَ (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · be рэкамендава́ць (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · ur سفارش کرنا (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · gmw-cfr aabeveële (to suggest or endorse someone as appropriate choice) · it raccomandare (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · uk рекомендува́ти (to suggest or endorse someone as appropriate choice) · da anbefale (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · ja 勧める (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · la commendo (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · el προτείνω (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · ist racumandà (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · sv anbefalla (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · uz tavsiya etmoq (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · uk порекомендува́ти (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · enm recommenden (to suggest or endorse someone as appropriate choice) · nl overdragen aan (archaic: to confide to another) · ar وَصَّى (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · ru посове́товать (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · ur مشورہ دینا (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · cs doporučit (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · uk рекомендува́ти (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · it consigliare (to advise, propose) · ko 추천하다 (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · grc παραινέω (to advise, propose) · be парэкамендава́ць (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · vec recomandar (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · ar نصح (to suggest or endorse someone as appropriate choice) · ru порекомендова́ть (to suggest or endorse someone as appropriate choice) · sh preporučívati (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · pt recomendar (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · ro recomanda (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · fi houkutella (to make acceptable; to attract favor to) · my ထောက်ခံ (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · kk ұсыныс жасау (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · ru сове́товать (to advise, propose) · gd mol (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · th แนะนำ (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · enm recomaunden (to commend to the favorable notice of another) · ru сове́товать (to suggest or endorse someone as appropriate choice) · mk препорача (to commend to the favorable notice of another)