recommend

«recommend» in Mova's school dictionary: to say it is good and that someone should try it, like a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (recommend, recommends, recommended, recommending)

meaning for a pupil

1) To recommend something is to say it is good and that someone should try it, like a book or a film. tree →

2) To recommend that someone does something is to advise them to do it. tree →

sense 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 →
• The doctor recommended plenty of rest. tree →
• Can you recommend a good film for kids? tree →
• The game is recommended for ages ten and up. tree →
• Our teacher recommends reading for twenty minutes every day. tree →
• I highly recommend the chocolate cake. tree →
• Experts recommend wearing a helmet on a bike. tree →
• A Bricklayer earnestly recommended bricks as affording the best material for an effective resistance. tree →

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».

In the corpora

• Not recommended for children».
• Energy drinks are not recommended for children because of the caffeine in them.
• Toothpaste can irritate skin, and doctors don't recommend it for spots.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «recommend» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.