recommend
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- (transitive) If you recommend something, you tell somebody that it is good or that they should try it.
- The committee strongly recommended that the head teacher take the lead in defining the aims of the school.
Usage
[change]- Recommend usually takes a subjunctive clause complement, for example:
- We recommend that the change be made.
- We recommend that he make the change.
- Some people use a modal, such as could instead, for example:
- We recommend that the change should be made.
- We recommend that he should make the change.