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# recommend

verb (recommend, recommends, recommended, recommending)

«recommend» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To recommend something is to say it is good and that someone should try it, like a book or a film. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recommend/#m1)
2. To recommend that someone does something is to advise them to do it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recommend/#m2)

### In the lessons

In school pupils recommend books in reviews; doctors recommend medicines or rest; signs say «recommended for ages 8+». Phrases: «I recommend it», «highly recommend», «recommended age», «recommend that you…».

### Examples

- I recommend this book; it's really funny. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recommend/#x1)
- The doctor recommended plenty of rest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recommend/#x2)
- Can you recommend a good film for kids? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recommend/#x3)
- The game is recommended for ages ten and up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recommend/#x4)
- Our teacher recommends reading for twenty minutes every day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recommend/#x5)
- I highly recommend the chocolate cake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recommend/#x6)
- Experts recommend wearing a helmet on a bike. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recommend/#x7)
- A Bricklayer earnestly recommended bricks as affording the best material for an effective resistance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recommend/#x8)

### Note

Spelling trap: one «c», double «m»: r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d. Noun: «recommendation». Say «recommend something to someone» («I recommended the book to Sam»), not «recommend someone something».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «recommend» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recommend/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«recommend» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/recommend.html) on Mova free.