recognize

verbB1 · Intermediate

To know something because you saw it before.

Meanings of «recognize»

1 · verb

to know something because you saw it before

I recognize her from our old school days.

2 · verb

to accept officially that something is true or valid

Doctors now recognize this as a serious illness.

Similar: acknowledge accept approve

Translation

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«recognize» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

DE Deutsch

ES Español

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FR Français

HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

RO Română

RU Русский

TH ไทย

TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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The difference between similar words

to know or find out what something is

recognizeknow something because you have seen it beforeI did not recognize him with a beard.

identifysay who or what something isCan you identify the man in this photo?

determineformalfind out the exact facts or causeDoctors tried to determine the cause of the illness.

Word family

recognize B1 · verbrecognition B2 · nounrecognizable C1 · adjectiverecognized B1 · adjectiveunrecognizable B1 · adjectiveunrecognized B2 · adjective

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