recommend

Pronunciation

• (UK) (US) IPA ^(key): /rɛkəˈmɛnd/

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• Hyphenation: rec‧om‧mend

Verb

Plain form recommend

Third-person singular recommends

Past tense recommended

Past participle recommended

Present participle recommending

1. (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

• 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.