english
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recommend
adverbs
highly recommend
• This book is highly recommended by those who have used it.
heartily recommend
(= strongly and enthusiastically )
• I heartily recommend the cheese sandwiches.
thoroughly recommend
• Overall I can thoroughly recommend this film to anyone with an interest in space travel.
definitely/certainly recommend
• We would definitely recommend these books to students in fourth to sixth grade.
personally recommend
• Are there any hair colouring products you can personally recommend?
transnet.ir
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Phrase(s): recommend someone or something to someone
to suggest that someone choose someone or something. • I would like to recommend Sally to you as a good prospect for membership on the committee. • Could you recommend a good mechanic to me?
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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verb
endorse:
I will recommend her for the job.
verb
urge:
I recommend we do not go.
Simple Definitions
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recommend
to advise someone to do something, especially when you have special knowledge of a situation or subject:
• I would strongly recommend buying a good quality bicycle rather than a cheap one. • The report recommended stricter supervision of the trade in live animals.
tell
to tell someone that you think they should do something, especially in order to avoid problems:
• We’ve been told that we should start revising early. • I told you not to drink the water here.
urge
to strongly advise someone to do something because you think it is very important:
• Her doctor has urged her to see a specialist. • Police are urging drivers not to come into London this weekend.
advocate
to say publicly that something should be done, often something that a lot of people disagree about:
• In 1984, he advocated the use of force against Nicaragua. • I am surprised that dentists don’t advocate the use of fluoride tablets.
endorse
to say in an advertisement that you like a product and think that people should use it:
• A lot of companies use sports stars to endorse their products.
Longman-Thesaurus
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verb say that sb/sth is good ADV. highly, thoroughly This book is highly recommended by teachers. | certainly, definitely I definitely recommend this film. | heartily | personally Consult a solicitor who is personally recommended to you. PREP. for Who would you recommend for the job? | to I can recommend this book to anyone interested in food. PHRASES sth has a lot/much to recommend it Your idea has much to recommend it. advise sb to do sth ADV. strongly I would strongly recommend that you get professional advice. | particularly, specifically
Oxford Collocations Dictionary