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recommendation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/
  • /ˌɹɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən/

Etymology

From Middle English recommendacioun, from Anglo-Norman recomendacion, from Medieval Latin recommendatio. By surface analysis, recommend + -ation.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) An act of recommending.
  2. (countable, uncountable) That which is recommended.
    • 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. 2025 April 16, Brenda Goodman, “CDC considers narrowing its Covid-19 vaccine recommendations”, in CNN:
    • Some of the recommendations made by the PTF to prevent the spread of Covid-19 as religious institutions and hotels open up include: managed access to markets and locations of economic activity to limit the risk of transmitting Covid-19, mandatory use of face masks and temperature checks in public places, and information campaigns on the dangers of the virus among others. 2020 June 2, Aisha Salaudeen, “Nigeria reopens churches, mosques and hotels amid rising cases of Covid-19”, in CNN:
  3. (countable, uncountable) A commendation or endorsement.
    • Your next employer may require a recommendation.
  4. (countable, uncountable) A suggestion or proposal about the best course of action (with adpositions including "about" for the context and "to" for the course of action)
    • We followed the recommendation to order sushi.
    • He made a recommendation about what food to order.
  5. (Internet, countable, plural, qualifier:especially YouTube, uncountable, usually) Content which is automatically recommended to a user by the suggestion algorithm of a website or app.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
recommendations Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

feed · algorithm

Deriveds

disrecommendation · subrecommendation · self-praise is no recommendation · letter of recommendation · nonrecommendation

Relateds

recommend

Synonyms

testimonial · suggested · suggestion · recommended

Translations (137)

oc recomandacion (act of recommending) · hu ajánlás (act of recommending) · id rekomendasi (act of recommending) · sh пре̏порука (act of recommending) · de Rekommandation (act of recommending) · ug تەۋسىيە (act of recommending) · mi marohitanga (act of recommending) · bg рекоменда́ция (act of recommending) · nb anbefaling (that which is recommended) · cy recomendasiwn (act of recommending) · kk ұсыныс (act of recommending) · az məsləhət (that which is recommended) · prs سِفَارِش (act of recommending) · ur شَفاعَت (act of recommending) · cmn 勸告 /劝告 (act of recommending) · el σύσταση (act of recommending) · ar تَوْصِيَة (act of recommending) · da anbefaling (act of recommending) · hy դիտարկում (that which is recommended) · et soovitus (act of recommending) · lt rekomendacija (act of recommending) · hy խորհրդատվություն (act of recommending) · tk rekomendasiýa (act of recommending) · ml ശുപാർശ (act of recommending) · ja 薦挙 (act of recommending) · be рэкамэнда́цыя (act of recommending) · ka რეკომენდაცია (act of recommending) · nl aanbeveling (act of recommending) · mk препорака (that which is recommended) · tr tavsiye (that which is recommended) · hu ajánlat (that which is recommended) · tg тавсия (act of recommending) · lt patarimas (act of recommending) · cmn 推薦 /推荐 (act of recommending) · de Empfehlung (act of recommending) · nl recommandatie (act of recommending) · fa-ira تُوْصِیِه (act of recommending) · sh prȅporuka (act of recommending) · az zəmanət (a commendation or endorsement) · fr recommandation (a commendation or endorsement) · ru рекоменда́ция (a commendation or endorsement) · uz rekomendatsiya (act of recommending) · sv rekommendation (act of recommending) · hy խորհուրդ (that which is recommended) · hy երաշխավորագիր (a commendation or endorsement) · prs تَوْصِیَه (act of recommending) · af rekommandasie (act of recommending) · it proposta (act of recommending) · ko 권고 (act of recommending) · kmr tewsiye (act of recommending) · sk odporúčanie (act of recommending) · hi संस्तुति (act of recommending) · ca recomanació (act of recommending) · ru рекоменда́ция (act of recommending) · ja 推薦 (act of recommending) · no rekommandasjon (act of recommending) · cs doporučení (that which is recommended) · ro recomandație (act of recommending) · it consiglio (act of recommending) · lv ieteikums (act of recommending) · nb anbefaling (act of recommending) · tg сифориш (act of recommending) · hy առաջարկում (act of recommending) · fr recommandation (that which is recommended) · cs doporučení (act of recommending) · az tövsiyə (that which is recommended) · mn зөвлөгөө (act of recommending) · ml ശുപാർശ (that which is recommended) · pl polecenie (that which is recommended) · nb anbefaling (a commendation or endorsement) · hy հանձնարարական (that which is recommended) · ca recomanació (that which is recommended) · es recomendación (that which is recommended) · nl aanrader (that which is recommended) · uz tavsiya (act of recommending) · mn зөвлөмж (act of recommending) · hy հանձնարարում (act of recommending) · vi sự tiến cử (act of recommending) · id saran (that which is recommended) · nl aanbeveling (that which is recommended) · be рэкаменда́цыя (act of recommending) · bg препоръ́ка (that which is recommended) · hi सिफ़ारिश (act of recommending) · tr tavsiye (act of recommending) · vi thứ được giới thiệu (that which is recommended) · da anbefaling (that which is recommended) · pt recomendação (that which is recommended) · ur سِفارِش (act of recommending) · ko 천거 (act of recommending) · ro recomandare (act of recommending) · az tövsiyə (act of recommending) · tl rekomendasyon (act of recommending) · hy առաջարկ (that which is recommended) · id saran (act of recommending) · fi suositteleminen (act of recommending) · fa-ira سِفارِش (act of recommending) · ko 추천 (act of recommending) · crh tevsiye (act of recommending) · ja 勧告 (act of recommending) · ja 薦め (act of recommending) · sv rekommendation (that which is recommended) · ms syor (that which is recommended) · bg препоръ́ка (act of recommending) · pl rekomendacja (that which is recommended) · pt recomendação (act of recommending) · tl rekomendasyon (that which is recommended) · ky рекомендация (act of recommending) · es recomendación (act of recommending) · it suggerimento (act of recommending) · fr recommandation (act of recommending) · id rekomendasi (that which is recommended) · cmn 建議 /建议 (act of recommending) · ky сунуш (act of recommending) · sl priporočilo (act of recommending) · sq rekomandim (act of recommending) · he הַמְלָצָה (act of recommending) · cy argymhelliad (act of recommending) · da rekommandation (act of recommending) · pl rekomendacja (act of recommending) · uk рекоменда́ція (act of recommending) · ms sokongan (act of recommending) · mk препорака (act of recommending) · ms pengesyoran (act of recommending) · ota توصیه (act of recommending) · vi sự giới thiệu (act of recommending) · cmn 勸告 /劝告 (that which is recommended) · bn সুপারিশ (act of recommending) · de Empfehlung (that which is recommended) · fi suositus (that which is recommended) · mi kupu whakatau (that which is recommended) · cmn 建議 /建议 (that which is recommended) · af annbeveling (act of recommending) · it raccomandazione (act of recommending) · enm recommendacioun (act of recommending) · pl zalecenie (that which is recommended) · ps توصيه (act of recommending) · cmn 推薦 /推荐 (that which is recommended)