Recommend

Definition: Recommend

Recommend

Verb

1. Push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day".

2. Express a good opinion of.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "recommend" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: Recommend

Advice

Verb: advise, counsel; give advice, give counsel, give a piece of advice; suggest, prompt, submonish, recommend, prescribe, advocate; exhort; (persuade).

Approbation

Stand up for, stick up for; uphold, hold up, countenance, sanction; clap on the back, pat on the back; keep in countenance, indorse; give credit, recommend; mark with a white mark, mark with a stone.

Redound to the honor, redound to the praise, redound to the credit of; do credit to; deserve praise;Noun: recommend itself; pass muster.

Crosswords: Recommend

Jerry, why would I, a Juliard trained dermatologist, recommend that he go to see someone else (Seinfeld; writing credit: Andreas Lenze; Bea Schmidt)

What do you recommend I do (Old School; writing credit: Court Crandall; Todd Phillips)

Actually Dwight, I'd recommend having your mother killed by one. After that happened I developed a rather keen interest in the subject (Natural Born Killers; writing credit: David Veloz)

I'll recommend it to Evelyn (House on Haunted Hill; writing credit: Dick Beebe)

I'm afraid I'm not personally qualified to confuse cats, but I can recommend an extremely good service (Monty Python's Flying Circus; writing credit: Douglas Adams; Graham Chapman)

I recommend sticking your foot in your mouth at anytime (You Learn; performing artist: Alanis Morissette)

They don't recommend it (It's No Crime; performing artist: Babyface; writing credit: Babyface, L.A. Reid, Daryl Simmons)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• I Recommend Trombone (reference)

• Standards Recommend Practices, and Guidelines1998: With Official Aorn Staff (reference)

• Stephen King : The horror master talks about the latent violence of males, childhood terror and an "odious little man" named Kenneth Starr. Plus: we recommend five Stephen King novels for newcomers [HTML] (reference)

• All Mimes Must Die: The Best of We Recommend (reference)

• Can You Recommend a Good Book on Indexing?: Collected Reviews on the Organization of Information (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Recommend (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

High Tech

• 7bay Mid Tower Case with 300w Psamd Recommend (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Roylene Rides at the Door-Waln (right), NRCS Resource Conservationist, Shelby, MT, and rancher discuss conservation planning. Having grown up on a ranch working with her father helps Roylene recommend programs for ranchers and farmers. [Slide 97CS3046]. Credit: Bob Nichols.

Noise extracted without pain : waiter (to single gentleman): excuse me, sir, but that lady and gentleman wish me to recommend to you one of those new Maxim soup silencers. Credit: Library of Congress.

Walter, if you can make a dollar go that far, I may recommend you to aid Secretary Morgenthau!. Credit: Library of Congress.

Lie: we haven't any victory silks in stock but here are a few synthetics I highly recommend. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

He shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient; he may, on extraordinary Occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them, and in Case of Disagreement between them, with Respect to the Time of Adjournment, he may adjourn them to such Time as he shall think proper; he shall receive Ambassadors and other public Ministers; he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed, and shall Commission all the Officers of the United States. (reference)

And I hereby enjoin upon the people so declared to be free to abstain from all violence, unless in necessary self-defence; and I recommend to them that, in all case when allowed, they labor faithfully for reasonable wages. (Abraham Lincoln)

At any time the League of Nations may recommend the revision of such of these Articles as relate to a permanent administrative regime. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Let me recommend Bath to you.

I recommend to you moderation in all your desires

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Some experts recommend telling the child early. (references)

Ask them to recommend booklets that may be helpful. (references)

For this reason, many doctors recommend periodic testing of urine. (references)

Business

PMB and the RSC will recommend a purchase method. (references)

Pharmacists are not required to recommend to their clients the least expensive product. (references)

Industry insiders recommend that foreign companies be represented by a reliable distributor or agent. (references)

Children

India

As part of its ongoing effort, the NHRC seeks to examine conditions in juvenile homes and recommend improvements. (references)

Civil Liberties

Croatia

The HRT council may recommend candidates for HRT director, approves radio and television programming, and selects editors-in-chief for radio and television. (references)

Iran

The jury is empowered to recommend to the presiding judge the guilt or innocence of defendants and the severity of any penalty to be imposed, although these recommendations are not binding legally. (references)

Economic History

Czech Rep

Therefore, we recommend basing your approach on finding and supporting a Czech partner. (references)

Burma

While trade with Burma is not prohibited under U.S. law, there is little about the current business climate to recommend it. (references)

El Salvador

Both the U.S. and Canadian governments have funded studies that recommend the rehabilitation and modernization of the system. (references)

Human Rights

Uzbekistan

They order arrests, direct investigations, prepare criminal cases, and recommend sentences. (references)

Indonesia

However, the law does not give KOMNASHAM the power to enforce its recommendations or to recommend government action. (references)

Italy

The investigating judge then has 48 hours in which to confirm the arrest and recommend whether the case goes to trial. (references)

Political Economy

FINLAND

Finland has adopted EU broadcasting directives, which recommend a 51 percent European programming target "where practicable" for non-news and sports programming. (references)

SOUTH AFRICA

The industry regulator, the Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA) has a mandate to interpret the TCA, to issue regulations, and to recommend licensees. (references)

Oman

The Council has no formal legislative powers but may question government ministers and recommend changes to new laws regarding economic and social policy, which on occasion leads to amendments to proposed decrees. (references)

Political Rights

Laos

The standing committee also has supervision of administrative and judicial organizations, and the sole power to recommend presidential decrees. (references)

Kenya

In 1997 the National Assembly enacted the Constitution of Kenya Review Act, which was amended in 1998 to create a constitutional review commission to recommend changes in the Constitution. (references)

Trade

Switzerland

The ISO Series 9001-9003 recommend specific approaches and processes in systematic quality control. (references)

Travel

Czech Rep

For trips outside Prague, we recommend hiring a car for the day. (references)

Israel

The accident rate in srael is high and we recommend hiring a driver or using caution when self-driving. (references)

Nigeria

They also recommend a cholera shot for travelers arriving from an infected area, and meningitis inoculation for those traveling in the countryside, especially in the North. (references)

Women

India

On February 1, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) of the U.N. Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) continued to recommend an extensive range of legal reform, additional resources, and affirmative government action to eliminate gender inequality. (references)

Worker Rights

Saudi Arabia

The committee may make recommendations to company management to improve work conditions, increase productivity, improve health and safety, and recommend training programs. (references)

Bahamas

The Fair Labor Standards Act permits the creation of a Wages Council to recommend the setting of a minimum wage, but the Government never has established such a council or a general minimum wage. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expression using "recommend": recommend itself. Additional references.

Afrikaans

aanbeveel (commend, register). (various references)

Albanian

rekomandoj (give one's word), paraqes (acquaint, bring in, bring up, delineate, demonstrate, denote, develop, display, feature, front, induct, introduce, introduce oneself, obtrude, offer, portray, prefer, present, press, produce, propound, put, put in, render, represent, serve, show, stand for, submit), këshilloj (admonish, advise, counsel, exhort, prescribe, suggest, warn), ia lë në kujdes. (various references)

Arabic 

‏نصح (admonish, admonition, advise, counsel, exhort, exhortation, preach, tip off), ‏قدم بتوصية, ‏وعظ (exhort, harangue, homiletics, jaw, lecture, moralize, plead a cause, preach, preaching, prophesy, pulpit, sermonize), ‏وصى على, ‏حث (actuate, admonish, debriefing, dub, encourage, encouragement, goad, gun, hurry, impel, incitation, incite, induce, induce to speak, inducement, interest, motivate, motivation, motive, persuade, precipitate, press, prod, prompt, prompting, propel, provocation, provoke, push on, rouse, solicit, solicitation, spur, stimulate, stimulation, stir, tempt), ‏زكا يوصى, ‏إستغفر, ‏شفع. (various references)

Basque

gomendatzen. (various references)

Bulgarian 

съветвам (admonish, advise, exhort, monitor, warn), препоръчвам (advocate, talk up), представям в добра светлина, представям (deliver, depicture, deputize, exhibit, image, impersonate, introduce, offer, perform, present, project, put in, represent, show, stage, typify), поверявам (bequeath, commend, commit, confide, consign, disembosom, entrust, intrust, unbosom, whisper), давам препоръка. (various references)

Catalan

recomanar (to recommend), recomana (you recommend). (various references)

Chinese 

推荐 . (various references)

Croatian

preporuèujete, preporuèiti, preporuèate. (various references)

Czech

poradit, odporuèit, doporuèit (commend, to recommend). (various references)

Danish

anbefale (commend, register). (various references)

Dutch

aanbevelen (commend, register), recommanderen (commend, register). (various references)

Esperanto

rekomendi (register). (various references)

Estonian

soovitate. (various references)

Farsi 

معرفی کردن (Inset, Introduce, Nominate, Present), توصیه شدن , سفارش کردن توصیه کردن . (various references)

Finnish

suositella (commend, register). (various references)

Flemish

aanbevelen. (various references)

French

recommander (register, to recommend), recommandons, recommandez. (various references)

French Canadian

recommander. (various references)

Frisian

oanrikkemandearje (commend, register), oanpriizje (commend, register), oanpriizgje (commend, register), oanbefelje (commend, register). (various references)

Galician

recomenda. (various references)

German

empfehlen (advise, commend, entrust, register, suggest, to commend, to recommend, to suggest). (various references)

Greek 

συστήνω (introduce), συνιστώ (advise, commend, constitute, institute, introduce, recommend somebody for, set up). (various references)

Haitian Creole

rekòmande. (various references)

Hebrew 

לעוץ (advise, counsel), ל�"מליץ (boost, suggest), ל�"ליץ (intercede), �"מליץ. (various references)

Hungarian

ajánl (commend, offer, proffer, propone, propose, suggest, to advise, to commend, to counsel, to dedicate, to exhort, to nominate, to proffer, to put up, to recommend, to suggest). (various references)

Icelandic

mælir. (various references)

Indonesian

menyarankan (propose, suggest), menganjurkan (project, suggest), menasehatkan. (various references)

Irish

molfaidh (will recommend), molfá, mholfainn, mholfá, mholadh (to recommend). (various references)

Italian

raccomandare (advise, commend, commit, counsel, entrust, intrust, register, to recommend, urge), vantare (boast of, claim, commend, extol, extoll, praise, register, show off, vaunt). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

勧 (advise, encourage, offer). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

か�" (admiration, advise, appearance, best, building, can, cap, casket, coffin, cold season, coldest days of the year, crown, designating, diadem, emotion, emperor, encourage, farewell, feeling, first, free time, guesthouse, hall, heaven, hotel, house, impression, initiating on coming of age, inn, intuition, just, kan, leave, leisure, letter, look, love of peace, midwinter, naming, nerves, offer, peerless, perception, pipe, reel, right, sensation, spare time, spectacle, strong, temper, the sixth sense, tin, top character radical, trunk, tube, volume, warship, writing brush). (various references)

Korean 

�"천하십시�". (various references)

Luxembourgish

recommandéiert. (various references)

Malay

anjur ... menganjurkan (commend, register). (various references)

Manx

moylley (advocate; compliments, applaud, applause, bamboozle, boost, boost praise, cheer, cheer praise, commend, commendation, compliment, gull, laud, plaudits, praise, promotion, put forward, recommendation, tribute), coyrlaghey (advise, advocate, counsel, exhort, exhortation, persuade, suggest). (various references)

Norwegian

anbefaler, anbefale (commend). (various references)

Papiamen

rekomendá (commend, register), consehá (commend, register). (various references)

Pig Latin

ecommendray.(various references)

Polish

polecić (commend, register). (various references)

Portuguese

recomendar (advise, commend, to recommend). (various references)

Portuguese Brazilian

recomendar (to recommend). (various references)

Romanian

recomanda (advise, commend, indicate, introduce, order, prescribe, suggest), sfãtui (admonish, advise, chat, confer, consult, counsel, deliberate, exhort, Rede, rule, school, tip), prezenta (arise, bear, bring, carry forth, display, exhibit, expound, file, give, give in, have, hold forth, hold up, introduce, offer, paint, picture, present, produce, put forward, put in, represent, reproduce, set forth, show, submit, tender), preconiza (advocate, contemplate, foresee, suggest), încredinţa (assure, commit, confide, consign to, convince, entrust, give over, leave to, tell, trust). (various references)

Russian 

рекомендовать (recommending, tba). (various references)

Scottish

mol (commend, laud, mal and mul, praise). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

preporučiti (advise, put in, put in a word). (various references)

Sicilian

raccumannari (to recommend). (various references)

Slovene

priporoèite, predlagate. (various references)

Spanish

recomendar (advocate, commend, pull, push, tip, urge), ensalzar (commend, exalt, extol, extoll, praise, register), encarecer (commend, register), recomender (commend, register), certificar (attest, certificate, certify, commend, record, register, warrant). (various references)

Swahili

unapendekeza (you are recommending, you recommend), kupendekeza (to recommend). (various references)

Swedish

rekommendera (commend, register), tillstyrka (second), förorda (advocate, commend, counsel, register), anbefalla (charge, commend, enjoin, register). (various references)

Tagalog

magrekomenda, inererekomenda. (various references)

Turkish

tembih etmek (admonish, caution, exhort, warn), tavsiye etmek (advise, commend, exhort, order, preach, suggest), salık vermek, iyi izlenim bırakmak, beğendirmek, önermek (commit, proffer, propose, propound, slate, submit, suggest, vote), öğütlemek (advise, warn). (various references)

Ukrainian

рекомендувати (commend, counsel), висувати (advance, bring forward, offer, promote, pull out, push, put forward, shoot out, telescope). (various references)

Welsh

cymeradwyo (applaud, approve), argymell (urge). (various references)

Zulu

-phakamisa (advance, commend, offer, propose, register, suggest). (various references)

commenda, commendabam, commendabit, commendabo, commendamus, commendant, commendantes, commendarat, commendare, commendaret, commendari, commendasset, commendat, commendata, commendatum, commendatus, commendaverit, commendaverunt, commendavit, commendo, demonstra, demonstrabatur, demonstrabit, demonstrabitur, demonstrabo, demonstrare, demonstrasti, demonstrat, demonstratum, demonstratus, demonstravi, demonstravit, demonstres, lauda, laudabant, laudabantur, laudabat, laudabimur, laudabimus, laudabis, laudabit, laudabitis, laudabitur, laudabo, laudabunt, laudabuntur, laudamini, laudamus, laudando, laudandum, laudans, laudant, laudantem, laudantes, laudantibus, laudantium, laudare, laudarent, laudat, laudate, laudatum, laudatur, laudaverunt, laudavi, laudavit, laudem, laudemus, laudent, lauderis, laudes, laudet, laudo, proba, probabat, probabis, probabitur, probabo, probabuntur, probans, probant, probantes, probare, probarentur, probaret, probas, probassem, probasset, probasti, probat, probata, probatam, probate, probati, probatissimi, probatissimum, probato, probator, probatum, probatur, probatus, probaveritis, probaverunt, probavi, probavimus, probavit, probemus, probent, probentur, probes, probet, probetis, probetur, suade, suadeamus, suadebant, suadebat, suadebimus, suademus, suadendum, suadens, suadensque, suadeo, suadere, suades, suadibilis, suaserunt, suasi, suasisset, suasit, suasuram. (various references)

bebeodan, befeolan. (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "recommend": recommendable, recommendation, recommendations, recommendatory, recommended, recommending, recommends. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Recommend" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: gekommen, reccomend, reccommend, recimen, recomand, recomen, recomend, recommand, recomme, recommed, recommen, recomment, recommnd, recommned, recomnend, repoman, resummoned. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: commender.

-2 letters: commend, encoder, encored, moderne.

-3 letters: corned, decern, emerod, encode, encore, mender, mermen, modern, moreen, normed, omened, recode, redone, remend, rodmen.

-4 letters: ceder, cered, coden, coder, comer, coned, cored, credo, creed, creme, crone, decor, demon, donee, drone, emend, emmer, ender, enorm, erode, merde, modem, monde, recon, redon.

-5 letters: cede, cere, cero, code, coed, come, cone.

+1 letter: commandeer, commenders, recommends.

+2 letters: commandeers, recommenced, recommended.

+3 letters: commandeered, commanderies, recommending.

+4 letters: commandeering, compartmented, recommendable.

+5 letters: recommendation, recommendatory, recommissioned.