recognize
1. to know someone or something because you have seen or heard him or her or…
Meaning of
recognize
in English
recognize
verb
(
UK
usually
recognise
)
uk
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ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz
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ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz
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recognize
verb
(
KNOW
)
B1
I hadn’t
seen
her for 20
years
, but I recognized her
immediately
.
Do you recognize this
song
?
Doctors are
trained
to recognize the
symptoms
of different
diseases
.
He put on a
large
hat
and
glasses
as a
disguise
and
hoped
no one would recognize him.
His
red
hair
and
short
stature
made him
easy
to recognize.
As we
drew
alongside
the
black
car
, I
suddenly
recognized my ex-boyfriend at the
wheel
.
Many
distant
relatives
, most of whom I
hardly
recognized,
turned
up for my brother’s
wedding
.
He’d
completely
changed
– I didn’t recognize him.
recognize
verb
(
ACCEPT
)
B2
The
international
community
has
refused
to recognize
(=
officially
accept
the
existence
of)
the
newly
independent
nation
state
.
He
sadly
recognized
(that)
he would
die
childless
.
You must recognize the
seriousness
of the
problems
we are
facing
.
to accept that something is true
I fully accept that I was wrong.
I acknowledge that the project has faced delays, but we will do all we can to make up time.
I do recognize that mistakes were made.
Why don’t you just admit you got it wrong?
C1
The Queen recognized his
services
to his
country
by
awarding
him an
MBE
.
The
country
has de
facto
independence
now, and it will
soon
be recognized de jure by the world’s
governments
.
His
pre-eminence
in his
subject
is
internationally
recognized.
We need to recognize that we are now
living
in a
plural
society
.
Alcoholics often have to
hit
rock
bottom
before they recognize that they have a
problem
.
Steiner was recognized as an
original
if
unorthodox
thinker
.
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(Definition of
recognize
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recognize
| American Dictionary
recognize
verb
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recognize
verb
[T]
(
KNOW
)
I recognized my
old
high
school
teacher
from the
photograph
.
Doctors are
trained
to recognize the
symptoms
of different
diseases
.
recognize
verb
[T]
(
ACCEPT AS TRUE
)
We recognize the
problems
you’ve
faced
and
sympathize
with you.
He recognized that it was
unlikely
he would
ever
see
her again.
public
appreciation
for the
achievements
of someone, or a
person
or
group
:
With this
medal
, we would like to recognize Lynn Jennings for
excellence
in women’s
running
.
a recognizably American
name
(Definition of
recognize
Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
recognize
| Business English
recognize
verb
(
also
UK
recognise
)
uk
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know
what something is because you have
seen
it before, or because you have
heard
or
read
about it:
Managers
failed
to recognize the
symptoms
as
quickly
as they should.
More and more
people
are
beginning
to recognize
our
logo
.
We need to recognize the
value
of
staff
training
and
development
.
recognize that
They
failed
to recognize that more
investment
was
needed
.
His
contribution
to the
project
is recognized in all the
reports
.
recognize sb for sth
The
award
was
created
to recognize
photographers
for
outstanding
work
.
accept
officially
that a
person
or an
organization
has
authority
to do things, usually because they can
achieve
an
acceptable
standard
:
recognize sth as sth
The
school
has not
yet
been recognized as an
official
training
centre
.
They
refused
to recognize the
interim
government
.
IT
The
device
recognises the
bar
code
and
records
the
price
.
He was the
inventor
of an early
machine
to recognize
handwriting
.
ACCOUNTING
calculate
a
number
or
amount
in a
particular
way so that it can be
included
in a company’s
accounts
:
The most
common
system
is to recognize
revenue
when the
invoice
is
issued
.
The
school
finance
system
fails
to recognise the
costs
of
meeting
required
standards
.
They are not
required
to recognize in
their
financial
statements
any
short-term
declines
in the
value
of
stock
.
(Definition of
recognize
Cambridge Business English Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
Examples
of
recognize
Additionally, these plans serve to identify possible problems and
recognize
ineffective designs.
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Qualitative researchers have also recognized the problem of hierarchical, nested levels of context, even if they have not expressed the problem in those terms.
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Furthermore, since they were involved in the wholesaling of rice and fertilizer, they could not necessarily be recognized as retailers.
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The government’s objective function depends on whether it recognizes returns to all land, both cultivated and common, or returns only to common land.
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First, word forms can be accessed and recognized via the mental representations of their constituent morphemes.
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Some fences have been replaced and moved compared to older maps, but it is still quite easy to
recognize
the localities from former studies.
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Although those with more moderate illness remained in the community, they were not necessarily recognized as having a mental illness.
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It is plain that straightforward maximizers who are recognized as such will not do well in healthcare (or generally any other) environments.
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It is important to
recognize
that none of these forms of classification is itself straightforward.
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It is recognized that this monocusp does not last for very long, in that it tends to adhere to the outflow patch.
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Thus, both architecturally and socially, the aggrandizement played out in a way that recognized local needs alongside monarchical ones.
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As such, we
recognize
objects ‘as’ trees or mountains or tombs.
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But, unlike them, she recognizes race even as she seeks to transcend it.
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A crucial precondition for getting this right is recognizing that a verbal element carries tense.
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Let us now consider why it suffices to
recognize
just one verbal suffix that forms participles.
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