English Online Dictionary. What means recommend? What does recommend mean?
English
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”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˌɹɛkəˈmɛnd/
- Rhymes: -ɛnd
- Hyphenation: rec‧om‧mend
Verb
recommend (third-person singular simple present recommends, present participle recommending, simple past and past participle recommended)
- (transitive) To bestow commendation on; to represent favourably; to suggest, endorse or encourage as an appropriate choice.
- (transitive) To make acceptable; to attract favor to.
- (transitive) To advise, propose, counsel favorably
- (transitive, archaic) To commit, confide to another's care, confidence or acceptance, with favoring representations
Usage notes
- This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See Appendix:English catenative verbs
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:advise
Antonyms
- deprecate
- disrecommend
- discourage
- disapprove
- oppose
Derived terms
Related terms
- recommendation
Translations
Noun
recommend (plural recommends)
- (colloquial) A recommendation.
Anagrams
- commender
Middle English
Verb
recommend
- Alternative form of recommenden