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# recommendation

noun (a recommendation, recommendations; recommendation, uncountable)

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

## Everyday

1. A recommendation is advice about what someone should do, as in «the doctor's recommendation is rest». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recommendation/#m1)
2. A recommendation is a suggestion that something or someone is good, like a book, film or worker. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recommendation/#m2)
3. (formal) A letter of recommendation says good things about a person who is applying for a job or school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recommendation/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, friends give recommendations for books, games and films; apps and websites also show recommendations based on what you have watched, made by computer programs. In science and report writing, a final section may give recommendations. In online safety, pupils learn that app recommendations are made to keep you watching. Phrases: «on someone's recommendation», «make a recommendation», «letter of recommendation».

### Examples

- Thanks for the book recommendation; I loved it! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recommendation/#x1)
- The doctor's recommendation was to drink more water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recommendation/#x2)
- I tried the café on my friend's recommendation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recommendation/#x3)
- The report ends with three recommendations. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recommendation/#x4)
- The video app's recommendations kept me watching too long. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recommendation/#x5)
- The teacher wrote a letter of recommendation for the music school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recommendation/#x6)
- My recommendation is to start your homework early. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recommendation/#x7)
- As to the king, the Caliph contented himself with sending him back to Balsora, with the recommendation to be more careful in future in the choice of his vizir. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recommendation/#x8)

### Note

Countable noun. Spelling: one c, double m: re-co-mm-end-ation. Verb: recommend. Common mistake: «recommend me a book» is less standard than «recommend a book to me».

## On Mova

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