recommendation
part of speech
noun (a recommendation, recommendations; recommendation, uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) A recommendation is advice about what someone should do, as in «the doctor's recommendation is rest». tree →
2) A recommendation is a suggestion that something or someone is good, like a book, film or worker. tree →
3) (formal) A letter of recommendation says good things about a person who is applying for a job or school. tree →
sense 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 →
- The doctor's recommendation was to drink more water. tree →
- I tried the café on my friend's recommendation. tree →
- The report ends with three recommendations. tree →
- The video app's recommendations kept me watching too long. tree →
- The teacher wrote a letter of recommendation for the music school. tree →
- My recommendation is to start your homework early. tree →
- 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 →
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».
In the corpora
- Recommendations may push videos that keep people watching, including angry or scary ones.
- Music apps use recommendation algorithms built from your own listening history and other people's.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «recommendation» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.