RECOMMEND


Meaning of RECOMMEND in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌre-kə-ˈmend ]

transitive verb

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French recommender, from Medieval Latin recommendare, from Latin re- + commendare to commend

Date: 14th century

1.

a. : to present as worthy of acceptance or trial

recommend ed the medicine

b. : to endorse as fit, worthy, or competent

recommend s her for the position

2. : entrust , commit

recommend ed his soul to God

3. : to make acceptable

has other points to recommend it

4. : advise

recommend that the matter be dropped

• rec·om·mend·able -ˈmen-də-bəl adjective

• rec·om·men·da·to·ry -də-ˌtȯr-ē adjective

• rec·om·mend·er noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.