recommend to or for someone?

[Eliisa]

Is it correct to say "I recommend this book for you"?

Oxford Advanced Learner's dictionary says: recommend to someone for/as something, but you can often see the above version in texts.

 

[palinkasocsi]

I guess 'to' is much more commonly used:

"recommend it for you" - Google Könyvek
"recommend it to you" - Google Könyvek

Palinkasocsi

 

[Barb_D]

Different meanings.

"For" means the person who will ultimately use it.
"To" is the person who receives the recommendation.

Lately I have been recommending a particular book TO my friends FOR their children. (It's The Mysterious Benedict Society, in case you have any children between 8 and 12. I highly recommend this book for children of that age.)