Standard Lemma guide

recommended

adj · noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • /ˌɹɛkəˈmɛndɪd/
  • rhymes with -ɛndɪd
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: R EH2 K AH0 M EH1 N D IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

That one recommends (often by a person, community, or authoritative body).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • recommended daily allowance
  • strongly recommended
  • widely recommended
  • He bought the book because it was highly recommended.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The list of auto-recommended content (most often videos) presented to a particular user by a website's (or app's) algorithm.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, uncountable, usually

Qualifier: especially YouTube

Examples

  • This vid is gold. How did you find it? It was just in my recommended.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: suggested, suggestions, recommendations, feed

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of recommend

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Real reading context

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