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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