recognize

recognize
(BrE also -ise) verb
1 know sb/sth again
ADVERB
immediately, instantly

I immediately recognized the building.

correctly, well

She recognized the song correctly.

easily

This is the only species of flamingo in the region, easily recognized by its pink plumage.

barely, hardly

Stella hardly recognized her brother.

vaguely

I vaguely recognized his voice, but couldn't think of his name.

VERB + RECOGNIZE
learn to

You learn to recognize the calls of different birds.

be easy to
PREPOSITION
as

He recognized the man as one of the police officers.

by

I recognized her by her red hair.

from

I recognized them from a television show.

2 understand or acknowledge sth
ADVERB
clearly, fully

They fully recognize the need to proceed carefully.

belatedly, finally

The government has belatedly recognized the danger to health of passive smoking.

readily

He readily recognizes the influence of Freud on his thinking.

rightly

The 1970s are rightly recognized as a golden era of Hollywood film-making.

VERB + RECOGNIZE
must, need to
begin to
be slow to

The company had been slow to recognize the opportunities available to it.

fail to
PREPOSITION
as

This issue must be recognized as a priority for the next administration.

PHRASES
be commonly recognized, be generally recognized, be universally recognized, be widely recognized
be increasingly recognized

The strength of this argument is being increasingly recognized.

failure to recognize sth
it is important to recognize sth

It's important to recognize that obesity isn't necessarily caused by overeating.

3 accept sth officially
ADVERB
clearly

The law clearly recognizes that a company is separate from those who invest in it.

federally (AmE), formally, legally, officially
globally, internationally, nationally

The estuary is recognized internationally as an important area for wildlife.

publicly

The company should publicly recognize its mistake.

explicitly, implicitly

The court explicitly recognized the group's right to exist.

Criminal law implicitly recognizes a difference between animals and property.

currently

Do any US states currently recognize gay marriage?

VERB + RECOGNIZE
agree to
refuse to
PREPOSITION
as

All rivers should be officially recognized as public rights of way.

PHRASES
be legally recognized

A bill of exchange is a legally recognized document.

a refusal to recognize sth
Recognize is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑law, ↑treaty
Recognize is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ability, ↑accomplishment, ↑achievement, ↑authority, ↑benefit, ↑breed, ↑category, ↑complexity, ↑contribution, ↑danger, ↑debt, ↑difference, ↑distinction, ↑enormity, ↑error, ↑excellence, ↑existence, ↑extent, ↑fact, ↑failing, ↑folly, ↑futility, ↑handwriting, ↑impact, ↑importance, ↑inadequacy, ↑independence, ↑inevitability, ↑influence, ↑landmark, ↑limit, ↑limitation, ↑link, ↑marriage, ↑merit, ↑mistake, ↑nature, ↑necessity, ↑need, ↑pattern, ↑plight, ↑possibility, ↑potential, ↑problem, ↑reality, ↑republic, ↑responsibility, ↑right, ↑role, ↑seriousness, ↑shortcoming, ↑sign, ↑signature, ↑significance, ↑similarity, ↑sovereignty, ↑status, ↑symptom, ↑syndrome, ↑talent, ↑trait, ↑type, ↑union, ↑validity, ↑value, ↑voice, ↑weakness, ↑worth, ↑writing, ↑wrong

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  • recognize — rec‧og‧nize [ˈrekəgnaɪz, ˈrekən ] also recognise verb [transitive] 1. to know who a person is or what something is, or to know something about them as soon as you see them or hear their name: • How will investors recognize the bottom of the… …   Financial and business terms

  • recognize — [rek′əg nīz΄] vt. recognized, recognizing [altered (infl. by RECOGNIZANCE) < extended stem of OFr reconoistre: see RECOGNIZANCE] 1. to be aware of as something or someone known before, or as the same as that known [to recognize an old friend… …   English World dictionary

  • recognize — rec·og·nize vt nized, niz·ing 1: to acknowledge formally: as a: to admit as being of a particular status recognize a precedent recognize a union; specif: to acknowledge (as a right, cause of action, or defense) as valid b: to admit as being one… …   Law dictionary

  • Recognize — Rec og*nize (r[e^]k [o^]g*n[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Recognized} (r[e^]k [o^]g*n[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Recognizing} (r[e^]k [o^]g*n[imac] z[i^]ng).] [From {Recognizance}; see {Cognition}, and cf. {Reconnoiter}.] [Written also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • recognize — early 15c., resume possession of land, from M.Fr. reconiss , stem of reconoistre to know again, identify, recognize, from O.Fr., from L. recognoscere acknowledge, recall to mind, know again, examine, certify, from re again (see RE (Cf. re )) +… …   Etymology dictionary

  • recognize — [v1] identify admit, be familiar, button down*, descry, determinate, diagnose, diagnosticate, distinguish, espy, finger*, flash on*, know, know again, make*, make out, nail*, note, notice, observe, peg*, perceive, pinpoint, place, recall,… …   New thesaurus

  • Recognize — Rec og*nize, v. i. (Law) To enter an obligation of record before a proper tribunal; as, A B recognized in the sum of twenty dollars. [Written also {recognise}.] [1913 Webster] Note: In legal usage in the United States the second syllable is often …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • recognize — (Amer.) rec·og·nize || rekÉ™gnaɪz v. identify; identify a person or a thing seen before; acknowledge, know; admit, acknowledge as true (also recognise) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • recognize — *acknowledge Analogous words: accept, admit, *receive: notice, note, observe, remark (see SEE) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • recognize — recognize, recognition Both words should be pronounced with the g fully articulated …   Modern English usage

  • recognize — (also recognise) ► VERB 1) identify as already known; know again. 2) acknowledge the existence, validity, or legality of. 3) show official appreciation of. DERIVATIVES recognizable adjective. ORIGIN Latin recognoscere, from cognoscere to lea …   English terms dictionary

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