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’

Word Frequency


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

]

If you

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

]

If someone

says

that they

recognize

something, they acknowledge that it

exists

or that it is

true

.


I recognize my own shortcomings.


Well, of course I recognize that evil exists.


3.


verb

If people or organizations

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

When people

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

Word Frequency


recognize


in British English


or


recognise


(


ˈrɛkəɡˌnaɪz



)


verb



(

transitive

)


1.

to

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.

to recognize necessity


3.


4.


mainly US


and Canadian

to

grant

(a person) the right to

speak

in a

deliberative

body,

debate

, etc


5.

to give a

token

of

thanks

for (a service

rendered

, etc)


6.

to make formal acknowledgment of (a

claim

, etc)


7.


8.

to

acknowledge

or

greet

(a person), as when

meeting

by

chance


9.



(

intransitive

)



mainly US


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Derived forms



recognizable


(

ˈrecogˌnizable

)


or


recognisable


(

ˈrecogˌnisable

)


adjective



recognizability


(

ˌrecogˌnizaˈbility

)


or


recognisability


(

ˌrecogˌnisaˈbility

)


noun



recognizably


(

ˈrecogˌnizably

)


or


recognisably


(

ˈrecogˌnisably

)


adverb



recognizer


(

ˈrecogˌnizer

)


or


recogniser


(

ˈrecogˌniser

)


noun

Word origin

C15: from Latin

recognoscere

to know again, from

re-

+

cognoscere

to know, ascertain

Word Frequency


recognize


in American English


(


ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz



)


verb transitive

Word forms:


ˈrecogˌnized


or


ˈrecogˌnizing


1.

to be aware of as something or someone known before, or as the same as that known


to

recognize

an old friend after many years


2.

to know by some

detail

, as of

appearance

;

identify


to

recognize

a butterfly by its coloring


3.

to be aware of the

significance

of


to

recognize

symptoms


4.

to acknowledge the

existence

, validity,

authority

, or genuineness of


to

recognize

a claim


5.

to accept as a fact;

admit

; accept


to

recognize

defeat


6.

to acknowledge as

worthy

of appreciation or approval


to

recognize

devotion


7.

to acknowledge the

legal


standing

of (a government, state, etc.) by some formal action, as by entering into

diplomatic


relations


8.

to show

acquaintance

with (a person) by

greeting


9.


US

to acknowledge as having the right to speak, as in a meeting
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Derived forms



recognizer


(

ˈrecogˌnizer

)


noun

Word origin

altered (infl. by

recognizance

) < extended stem of OFr

reconoistre:

see

recognizance

Word Frequency


recognize


in Accounting

(

r

ɛ

kəgnaɪz

)

Word forms:



(present)

recognizes



,


(past)

recognized



,


(perfect)

recognized



,


(progressive)

recognizing


verb

(

Accounting


:


Basic

)

If you

recognize

a

transaction

, you

record

it as occurring in a particular period.
We

recognized

the income from the sale in the prior quarter.
Changes in market value of foreign exchange contracts are

recognized

as gains or losses.
If you

recognize

a transaction, you record it as occurring in a particular period.


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Examples of ‘recognize’ in a sentence

recognize


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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

)

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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

:


recognize


ˈrɛkəɡˌnaɪz

/

VERB

If you

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.
The receptionist recognized him at once.


American English

:


recognize


ˈrɛkəgnaɪz

/


Arabic

:

يَتَعَرَّفُ على


Brazilian Portuguese

:

reconhecer


Chinese

:


认可


Croatian

:

prepoznati


Czech

:

poznat


Danish

:

genkende


Dutch

:

herkennen


European Spanish

:


reconocer


Finnish

:

tunnistaa


French

:


reconnaître


German

:


erkennen


Greek

:

αναγνωρίζω


Italian

:


riconoscere


Japanese

:

分かる


Korean

:

알아보다


Norwegian

:

kjenne igjen


Polish

:

rozpoznać


European Portuguese

:


reconhecer


Romanian

:

a recunoaște


Russian

:

узнавать


Latin American Spanish

:


reconocer


Swedish

:

känna igen


Thai

:

จำได้


Turkish

:

tanımak


Ukrainian

:

впізнавати


Vietnamese

:

nhận ra


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cornflour


or


cornflower

?

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cornflower
cornflour


He was wearing a


blue shirt.


censor


or


sensor

?

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knight


or


night

?

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ascent


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assent

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yoke


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yolk

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yolk


The oxen were harnessed together by a


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