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# 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 →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recommend/#m2)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recommend/#x1)
- The doctor recommended plenty of rest. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recommend/#x2)
- Can you recommend a good film for kids? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recommend/#x3)
- The game is recommended for ages ten and up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recommend/#x4)
- Our teacher recommends reading for twenty minutes every day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recommend/#x5)
- I highly recommend the chocolate cake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recommend/#x6)
- Experts recommend wearing a helmet on a bike. [tree →](https://md.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://md.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».

### In the corpora

- [Not recommended for children».](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/52-energy-drinks-why-theyre-not-for-kids/6/)
- [Energy drinks are not recommended for children because of the caffeine in them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/174-the-youtuber-who-is-right-about-everything/19/)
- [Toothpaste can irritate skin, and doctors don't recommend it for spots.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/175-its-on-tiktok-so-its-true-and-the-comment-section/19/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «recommend» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recommend/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.