Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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Definition
recommend verb
/ˌrek.əˈmend/ v [T]
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.
[+ (that)] The doctor recommended (that) I take more exercise.
[+ -ing verb] I recommend writing your feelings down on paper.
The city has much/little to recommend it (= It has a lot of/few pleasant qualities).
recommended
adjective
/ˌrek.əˈmen.dɪd/ adj
It is dangerous to take more than the recommended dose of this medicine.
She is a highly recommended architect.
(Definition of recommend verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
