Recognize definition and meaning
Recognize definition: If you recognize someone or something, you know who that person is or what that thing is. | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples
Definition of ’recognize’
recognize
(
r
e
kəgnaɪz
)
Word forms:
3rd person singular present
tense
recognizes
,
present participle
recognizing
,
past tense
,
past participle
recognized
regional note:
in BRIT, also use
recognise
1.
verb
[
no cont
]
recognize
someone or something, you know who that person is or what that thing is.
The receptionist recognized him at once.
He did not think she could recognize his car in the snow.
A man I easily recognized as Luke’s father sat with a newspaper on his lap.
2.
verb
[
no cont
]
I recognize my own shortcomings.
Well, of course I recognize that evil exists.
3.
verb
recognize
something as
valid
, they
officially
accept it or
approve
of it.
Most doctors appear to recognize homeopathy as a legitimate form of medicine.
Eisenhower recognized the Castro government at once.
…a nationally recognized expert on psychology.
[
VERB
-ed
]
4.
verb
recognize
the work that someone has done, they show their appreciation of it, often by giving
that person an
award
of some
kind
.
The RAF recognized him as an outstandingly able engineer.
He had the insight to recognize their talents.
Nichols was recognized by the Hall of Fame in 1949.
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recognize
in British English
or
recognise
(
ˈrɛkəɡˌnaɪz
)
verb
(
transitive
)
1.
perceive
(a person,
creature
, or thing) to be the same as or belong to the same
class
as something previously
seen
or
known
;
know
again
2.
3.
formal
acknowledgment
of the
status
or
legality
of (a government, an
accredited
representative
, etc)
4.
mainly US
and Canadian
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
(
intransitive
)
mainly US
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recognizable
(
ˈrecogˌnizable
)
or
recognisable
(
ˈrecogˌnisable
)
adjective
recognizability
(
ˌrecogˌnizaˈbility
)
or
recognisability
(
ˌrecogˌnisaˈbility
)
noun
recognizably
(
ˈrecogˌnizably
)
or
recognisably
(
ˈrecogˌnisably
)
adverb
recognizer
(
ˈrecogˌnizer
)
or
recogniser
(
ˈrecogˌniser
)
noun
C15: from Latin
recognoscere
to know again, from
re-
+
cognoscere
to know, ascertain
recognize
in American English
(
ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz
)
verb transitive
Word forms:
ˈrecogˌnized
or
ˈrecogˌnizing
1.
to
recognize
an old friend after many years
2.
to
recognize
a butterfly by its coloring
3.
to
recognize
symptoms
4.
to
recognize
a claim
5.
to
recognize
defeat
6.
to
recognize
devotion
7.
legal
standing
of (a government, state, etc.) by some formal action, as by entering into
diplomatic
relations
8.
9.
US
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recognizer
(
ˈrecogˌnizer
)
noun
altered (infl. by
recognizance
) < extended stem of OFr
reconoistre:
see
recognizance
recognize
in Accounting
r
ɛ
kəgnaɪz
)
Word forms:
(present)
recognizes
,
(past)
recognized
,
(perfect)
recognized
,
(progressive)
recognizing
verb
Accounting
:
Basic
)
recognized
the income from the sale in the prior quarter.
recognized
as gains or losses.
recognize
a transaction, you record it as occurring in a particular period.
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Examples of ‘recognize’ in a sentence recognize
Visitors
are
easily
recognized and given a
warm
welcome
.
Christianity Today
(
2000
)
They recognize the
essential
fact of
housework
right from the very
beginning
.
Joanna Blythman
Bad Food Britain
(
2006
)
Many people do not recognize the
trophy
awarded that
year
.
John Foot
Calcio: A History of Italian Football
(
2006
)
That can
best
be
summed
up by the fact that we recognize
experience
.
Corporate Research Foundation
TOP MARKETING AND MEDIA COMPANIES IN THE UK
(
2002
)
Most of the
European
powers promptly recognized his government.
Garraty, John Arthur
The American Nation: A History of the United States to 1877
(
1995
)
It should
also
be recognized that government participation in
self-help
housing
is not a new
phenomenon
.
Tomlinson, Richard
Urbanization in Post-Apartheid South Africa
(
1990
)
The
vicious
circle
of
alienation
is
closed
, in that people
fail
to recognize their own alienation.
Low, Nicholas
Politics, Planning and the State
(
1990
)
Although he would not accept or recognize it, he shows many of the
signs
of self-loathing.
The Times Literary Supplement
(
2010
)
Society
does not, of
course
,
always
recognize or accept that
individual
needs
give
rise
to
social
problems.
Brown, Muriel & Payne Sarah
Introduction to Social Administration in Britain
(
1990
)
The act specifically recognized the government ‘s
obligation
to
ensure
”
maximum
Indian
participation” in the
management
of
federal
policy
in these areas.
Garraty, John Arthur
The American Nation: A History of the United States to 1877
(
1995
)
The USA has this power
anyway
but
wants
Western
governments to recognize it and to accept it politically.
Hirst, Paul
After Thatcher
(
1989
)
Once the problems are recognized and society accepts some
degree
of
commitment
in the
battle
against social
evils
then,
naturally
, public
expenditure
is
bound
to rise.
Brown, Muriel & Payne Sarah
Introduction to Social Administration in Britain
(
1990
)
Trends of recognize
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In other languages recognize
British English
:
ˈrɛkəɡˌnaɪz
/
VERB
recognize
someone or something, you know who or what they are, because you have seen or heard them before or because they have been described to you.
American English
:
ˈrɛkəgnaɪz
/
Arabic
:
يَتَعَرَّفُ على
Brazilian Portuguese
:
reconhecer
Chinese
:
Croatian
:
prepoznati
Czech
:
poznat
Danish
:
genkende
Dutch
:
herkennen
European Spanish
:
Finnish
:
tunnistaa
French
:
German
:
Greek
:
αναγνωρίζω
Italian
:
Japanese
:
分かる
Korean
:
알아보다
Norwegian
:
kjenne igjen
Polish
:
rozpoznać
European Portuguese
:
Romanian
:
a recunoaște
Russian
:
узнавать
Latin American Spanish
:
Swedish
:
känna igen
Thai
:
จำได้
Turkish
:
tanımak
Ukrainian
:
впізнавати
Vietnamese
:
nhận ra
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