Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #56 of 1319

recommend (v.)

to suggest as good

Examples

  • I recommend this restaurant.

Key rules

  • Recommend + noun or -ing: recommend this restaurant, recommend trying
  • Recommend that + subject + base verb
  • Recommendation is the noun

Common mistakes

  • I recommend to try → I recommend trying

Use cases

  • Advising on books
  • Restaurant reviews
  • Giving professional advice
💡 Tip: Suggest is a close synonym; it is also followed by -ing.
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