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recommendation

recommendation

553 2.5
A suggestion about what someone should do or choose
  • noun
  • /ˌrɛkəˌmɛnˈdeɪʃən/
translation icon : recomendación
  • He received a glowing recommendation from his former employer, which helped him get the job.
  • make recommendations
  • follow recommendations
  • provide recommendations

Well, let's start with recommendations for students and parents.

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Examples

  • If you have any more product recommendations for me, please let me know.

  • They agree with my recommendation completely.

  • And that, you know, basically the recommendation was that I should step down.

  • The strength of evidence supporting each recommendation is provided, even when the evidence is limited.

    Academic text (2012)
  • OK, my recommendation would be Ally Bank.

  • Look, all I can do is give you my recommendation.

  • And I think these are really, really good recommendations and ideas there as well.

  • Well, let's start with recommendations for students and parents.

  • The task force subsequently prepared a report with recommendations on how to move forward.

    Academic text (2015)
  • My recommendation is you ask the airline to wire the money, notify me when the transfer's been made.

Synonyms

advice
vsrecommendation
1.0

An opinion or suggestion about what someone should do

is a statement of approval often endorsing a choice or suitability
testimonial
vsrecommendation
35 4.6

A statement, event, or thing that shows thanks and praise for someone

is aimed at guiding choice or action rather than proving past quality
good word
vsrecommendation
26 2.5

Short praise said about someone to help them be chosen for something

is an approval or suggestion about what to do or what suits
suggestion
vsrecommendation
  • Texting
9 2.7

Content or products a computer recommends to a user

is a human approval or advice about suitability or what should be done

Antonyms

45 3.0

A feeling that shows you do not agree with someone or what they do

How Persuasive

endorsement
161 3.6
appeal
136 2.9
recommendation
553 2.5
advice
1.0
suggestion
759 1.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

recommendation = recommend (transparent) = recommend + ation

Formed by the common noun-forming suffix '-ation' on the verb 'recommend', yielding 'the act or result of recommending', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Recommendation comes from re- 'again' and commend from an old Latin word meaning 'to put into someone's hands' or 'entrust'. So a recommendation is like 'handing' advice or approval to someone to help them choose.