Talk:recommend

I do not know if this is the place, but would it be appropriate to complete de definition with the syntaxic use of this verb (which I do not know) : "to recommend doing something" / "to recommend to do something" ?

Direct Object versus Indirect Object
The rules for direct object and indirect object aren't really clear here. For example, one can say "She recommended me to my boss." One can likewise say "She recommended a new book to me." But, can one say "She recommended me a new book"? This final example (well, the final 2 examples) would be indirect objects. Some verbs you can't put the indirect object directly after the verb. Is this one of those types of verbs? 190.233.129.96 19:22, 28 September 2012 (UTC)

Don't say that you ‘recommend someone’ a particular action
Don't say that you ‘recommend someone’ a particular action. Don't say, for example, ‘I recommend you a visit to Paris’. Say ‘I recommend a visit to Paris’, ‘I recommend visiting Paris’, or ‘I recommend that you visit Paris’. https://www.wordreference.com/EnglishUsage/recommend --Backinstadiums (talk) 17:26, 27 December 2019 (UTC)

Intransitive: To give advice or counsel
"recommended against signing an international agreement" (Time). --Backinstadiums (talk) 18:19, 31 July 2020 (UTC)

sense 2nd " To make acceptable; to attract favor to"
Flāvidus (talk) 02:39, 14 March 2023 (UTC)