Words / B1

rek-uh-MEND/ˌrekəˈmend/

Recommend means say something is good and worth trying. Recommend a restaurant; recommend that you wait; recommend doing more practice. Advise is more about what someone should do for their own good; suggest is lighter. Recommendation is the noun. Not “recommend you to” in careful British English — use recommend that you.

Meaning

To say that something is good and that someone should try it.

Examples

• “I recommend this dictionary.”
• “Would you recommend this course?”
• “The doctor recommended taking a week off.”

Good to know

recommend + noun / -ing / that. Lighter: suggest. Duty/health: advise. Noun: recommendation.

Near in meaning

suggest

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