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- Dictionaryrec·om·men·da·tion/ˌrekəmənˈdāSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. a suggestion or proposal as to the best course of action, especially one put forward by an authoritative body: "the committee put forward forty recommendations for change" Similar
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1. a. : the act of recommending. b. : something (such as a procedure) recommended. 2. : something that recommends or expresses commendation. Examples of recommendation in a Sentence. My boss wrote me a glowing letter of recommendation. Employees are frequently hired on the recommendation of a friend in the company.
1. a. : to present (something) as worthy of acceptance or trial. Can you recommend a good restaurant? This brand was highly recommended. hired a contractor who came well recommended. b. : to endorse (someone) as fit, worthy, or competent. Her previous employer recommended her for the position. 2.
a statement that someone or something would be good or suitable for a particular job or purpose, or the act of making such a statement: [ U ] I have to get five letters of recommendation to support my application to medical school. (Definition of recommendation from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
to suggest that someone or something would be good or suitable for a particular job or purpose, or to suggest that a particular action should be done: I can recommend the chicken in mushroom sauce - it's delicious. She has been recommended for promotion. The headmistress agreed to recommend the teachers ' proposals to the school governors.
to present as worthy of confidence, acceptance, use, etc.; commend; mention favorably: to recommend an applicant for a job; to recommend a book. Synonyms: condone, approve. Antonyms: condemn. to represent or urge as advisable or expedient: to recommend caution.
If you recommend a person or thing is to vouch for them. Recommend can also be to advise. If your doctor recommended an exercise program to you that's changed your life, you might recommend your doctor to your friends. Recommend is connected to the verb commend "to praise."
recommend. (rekəmend ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense recommends , present participle recommending , past tense, past participle recommended. 1. verb B1. If someone recommends a person or thing to you, they suggest that you would find that person or thing good or useful.
