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aanbevelen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • advocate noun A person who publicly supports or argues in favor of a cause, policy, or another person.
  • endorse verb To publicly declare support or approval for a person, product, or idea.
  • recommend verb To suggest that someone or something is good or suitable, often based on personal experience.

Senses

aanbevelen is used for these senses in English:

  • advocate (transitive) To encourage support for something.
  • recommend (transitive) To bestow commendation on; to represent favourably; to suggest, endorse or encourage as an appropriate choice.
  • recommend (transitive) To advise, propose, counsel favorably
  • recommend (transitive, archaic) To commit, confide to another's care, confidence or acceptance, with favoring representations

advocate — full definition

  1. noun A person who publicly supports or argues in favor of a cause, policy, or another person.
  2. noun A lawyer, especially one who represents a client in court.
  3. verb To publicly support or argue in favor of something.

endorse — full definition

  1. verb To publicly declare support or approval for a person, product, or idea.
  2. verb To sign the back of a cheque in order to cash or transfer it.
  3. verb (UK) To add a penalty record to a driving licence following a traffic offence.

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