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recognize
[ rek-uhg-nahyz ]
verb (used with object)
- to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.:
He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- to identify from knowledge of appearance or characteristics:
I recognized him from the description.
They recognized him as a fraud.
- to perceive as existing or true; realize:
to be the first to recognize a fact.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- to acknowledge as the person entitled to speak at a particular time:
The Speaker recognized the congressman from Maine.
- to acknowledge formally as entitled to treatment as a political unit:
The United States promptly recognized Israel.
- to acknowledge or accept formally a specified factual or legal situation:
to recognize a successful revolutionary regime as the de facto government of the country.
- to acknowledge or treat as valid:
to recognize a claim.
- to acknowledge acquaintance with, as by a greeting, handshake, etc.
- to show appreciation of (achievement, service, merit, etc.), as by some reward, public honor, or the like.
- Law. to acknowledge (an illegitimate child) as one's own.
- Biochemistry, Immunology. to bind with, cleave, or otherwise react to (another substance) as a result of fitting its molecular shape or a portion of its shape.
recognize
/ ˈɛəɡˌԲɪ /
verb
- 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
- to accept or be aware of (a fact, duty, problem, etc)
to recognize necessity
- to give formal acknowledgment of the status or legality of (a government, an accredited representative, etc)
- to grant (a person) the right to speak in a deliberative body, debate, etc
- to give a token of thanks for (a service rendered, etc)
- to make formal acknowledgment of (a claim, etc)
- to show approval or appreciation of (something good or pleasing)
- to acknowledge or greet (a person), as when meeting by chance
- intr to enter into a recognizance
Derived Forms
- ˈDzˌԾ, adjective
- ˌDzˌԾˈٲ, noun
- ˈDzˌԾ, adverb
- ˈDzˌԾ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ·Dz·Ծ·· [rek, -, uh, g-nahy-z, uh, -b, uh, l, rek-, uh, g-, nahy, -], adjective
- o·Ծa·i·ٲ noun
- o·Ծa· adverb
- o·Ծe noun
- ԴDz·o·Ծ adjective
- ·o·Ծ verb (used with object) prerecognized prerecognizing
- ܲȴ-o·Ծ adjective
- ܲ·o·Ծa· adjective
- un·o·Ծa· adverb
- ܲ·o·Ծ adjective
- ܲ·o·ԾiԲ adjective
- ɱ-o·Ծ adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of recognize1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of recognize1
Example Sentences
Perhaps you’ll recognize the familiar sight of middle-class characters wandering into elite circles on an idyllic getaway from films like “The Menu” and “Glass Onion.”
“It recognizes the horrific harm that has been done.”
Sadly, it often isn’t until after unassuming dive bars and music venues shut down that their true significance is recognized.
But over the course of the novel, the narrator’s certainty wavers, and they begin to recognize that, fundamentally, they are angry about all the same things their dad is.
The two governments vie for power internationally, with China convincing all but 11 countries and the Holy See not to recognize Taiwan.
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