empfehlen.
to propose, to advise in favor of
Meaning & usage
to propose, to advise in favor of to recommend; to advocate
to propose, to advise in favor of to demonstrate one’s merits, to approve oneself
Aufgrund ihrer bisherigen Arbeit empfiehlt sich die Fachkraft für die Beförderung.
to propose, to advise in favor of to demonstrate one’s merits to (someone or something), to approve oneself to (someone or something)
Aufgrund ihrer bisherigen Arbeit empfiehlt sich die Fachkraft dem Unternehmen.
sich Gott empfehlen
to propose, to advise in favor of to offer oneself or one’s services
to commend
Lügner empfehlen keine Prüfung.
to entrust
sein Kind der Fürsorge eines Fremden empfehlen
to take one's leave
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German enpfelhen, enphelhen, entfelhen, intfelhen, from Old High German intfelhan, intfelahan, from int- + felhan (“to preserve; entrust; confide in; surrender”), with assimilation before f- (see emp-). Equivalent to emp- + fehlen and ent- + fehlen. Related to German befehlen (“command, order”), but not fehlen (“to be missing”).
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