1 [VN] ~ sb/sth (to sb) (for / as sth) to tell sb that sth is good or useful, or that sb would be suitable for a particular job, etc:
Can you recommend a good hotel? * I recommend the book to all my students. * She was recommended for the post by a colleague. * The hotel's new restaurant comes highly recommended (= a lot of people have praised it).
2 to advise a particular course of action; to advise sb to do sth:
[VN] The report recommended a 10% pay increase. * It is dangerous to exceed the recommended dose. * a recommended price of $50 * [V(that)] I recommend (that) he see a lawyer. * (BrE also) I recommend (that) he should see a lawyer. * [VN(that)] It is strongly recommended that the machines should be checked every year. * [VNtoinf] We'd recommend you to book your flight early. * [V-ing] He recommended reading the book before seeing the movie. [also VN-ing, Vwh-]
3 [VN] ~ sb/sth (to sb) to make sb/sth seem attractive or good:
This system has much to recommend it.
