recommending

2 definitions • 6 examples

present participle of

to suggest that someone or something would be good or suitable for a particular job or purpose, or to suggest that a particular action should be done:

I can recommend the chicken in mushroom sauce - it's delicious.

She has been recommended for promotion.

The headmistress agreed to recommend the teachers' proposals to the school governors.

[ + (that) ] The doctor recommended (that) I get more exercise.

[ + -ing verb ] I recommend writing your feelings down on paper.

The city has much/little to recommend it (= it has many/few pleasant qualities).