rec·og·nize (r k  g-n z )tr.v. rec·og·nized, rec·og·niz·ing, rec·og·niz·es 1. To know to be something that has been perceived before: recognize a face. 2. To know or identify from past experience or knowledge: recognize hostility. 3. To perceive or show acceptance of the validity or reality of: recognizes the concerns of the tenants. 4. To permit to address a meeting: The club's president recognized the new member. 5. To accept officially the national status of as a new government. 6. To show awareness of; approve of or appreciate: recognize services rendered. 7. To admit the acquaintance of, as by salutation: recognize an old friend with a cheerful greeting. 8. Law To enter into a recognizance. 9. Biology To exhibit recognition for (an antigen or a substrate, for example). [Middle English recognisen, to resume possession of land, alteration (influenced by Medieval Latin recogniz  re, to recognize) of Old French reconoistre, reconoiss-, to know again, from Latin recogn scere : re-, re- + cognscere, to get to know; see gn- in Indo-European roots.]rec og·niza·ble adj.rec og·niza·bly adv.rec og·nizer n. |
recognize or -nise
Verb
[-nizing, -nized] or -nising, -nised
1. to identify (a person or thing) as someone or something already known
2. to accept or be aware of (a fact or problem): to recognize change
3. to acknowledge formally the status or legality of (something or someone): an organization recognized by the UN
4. to show approval or appreciation of (something)
5. to make formal acknowledgment of (a claim or duty): I must ask for her to be recognized as a hostile witness [Latin re- again + cognoscere to know]
recognizable
-isable adj
-isable adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | recognize - accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority; "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"; "We do not recognize your gods" accept - consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument" |
| 2. | recognize - be fully aware or cognizant of cognise, cognize, know - be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about; "I know that the President lied to the people"; "I want to know who is winning the game!"; "I know it's time" know - know the nature or character of; "we all knew her as a big show-off" | |
| 3. | recognize - detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph" resolve - make clearly visible; "can this image be resolved?" discriminate - distinguish; "I could not discriminate the different tastes in this complicated dish" | |
| 4. | recognize - perceive to be the same recall, recollect, remember, call back, call up, retrieve, think - recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories" identify - consider to be equal or the same; "He identified his brother as one of the fugitives" | |
| 5. |  recognize - grant credentials to; "The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution"; "recognize an academic degree" | |
| 6. | recognize - express greetings upon meeting someone shake hands - take someone's hands and shake them as a gesture of greeting or congratulation curtsy, bob - make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect; "She curtsied when she shook the Queen's hand" salute - greet in a friendly way; "I meet this men every day on my way to work and he salutes me" salute, present - recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position; "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute" salute - honor with a military ceremony, as when honoring dead soldiers say farewell - say good-bye or bid farewell | |
| 7. |  recognize - express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for; "We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us"give thanks, thank - express gratitude or show appreciation to appreciate - recognize with gratitude; be grateful for | |
| 8. | recognize - exhibit recognition for (an antigen or a substrate) be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" | |
| 9. | recognize - show approval or appreciation of; "My work is not recognized by anybody!"; "The best student was recognized by the Dean" honor, honour, reward - bestow honor or rewards upon; "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageous action" rubricate - place in the church calendar as a red-letter day honoring a saint; "She was rubricated by the pope" |
recognize
verb 1. identify, know, place, remember, spot, notice, recall, make out, recollect, know again, put your finger on
Translations
recognize [ˈrɛkəgnaɪz] vt (person, place, voice) → wiedererkennen;
(sign, problem) → erkennen;
(qualifications, government, achievement) → anerkennen;
v recognize, recognise [ˈrekəgnaiz]
1 to see, hear etc (a person, thing etc) and know who or what that person, thing etc is, because one has seen or heard him, it etc before I recognized his voice/handwriting; I recognized him by his voice. herken يَعْرِف، يَتَعَرَّف على разпознавам poznat genkende erkennen αναγνωρίζω reconocer ära tundma تشخیص دادن tunnistaa reconnaître לְזָהוֹת पहचानना prepoznati felismer mengenali þekkja, bera kennsl á riconoscere ～だとわかる ...을 보고 알아보다, 분간하다 atpažinti pazīt; atpazīt mengenali herkennen gjenkjenne rozpoznać reconhecer a recunoaşte узнавать poznať prepoznati prepoznati känna igen จำได้ tanımak 辨認出 впізнавати شناخت کرنا nhìn thấy; nghe thấy 辨认出
2 to admit, acknowledge Everyone recognized his skill. herken, erken يَعْتَرِف признавам uznat erkende anerkennen αναγνωρίζω, παραδέχομαι reconocer (tunnustavalt) tähele panema, tunnistama تایید کردن antaa arvoa reconnaître לְהַכִּיר मान्यता देना uočiti, otkriti elismer mengakui viðurkenna, gangast við riconosce 認める 인정하다 pripažinti atzīt mengakui erkennen anerkjenne, vedkjenne seg uznać reconhecer a recunoaşte отдавать должное uznať, pripustiť priznati priznati erkänna ยอมรับ kabul etmek 承認 визнавати اعتراف کرنا thừa nhận; chấp nhận 承认
3 to be willing to have political relations with Many countries were unwilling to recognize the new republic. erken يَعْتَرِف ب признавам uznat anerkende anerkennen αναγνωρίζω reconocer tunnustama به رسمیت شناختن tunnustaa reconnaître לְהַכִּיר राजनीतिक मान्यता देना priznati elismer mengakui viðurkenna og taka upp stjórnmálasamband við riconoscere 承認する 승인하다 pripažinti atzīt mengesahkan erkennen anerkjenne uznać reconhecer a recunoaşte признавать uznať priznati priznati erkänna แสดงว่าเห็นคุณค่า (resmen) tanımak 認可 визнавати تسلیم کرنا công nhận 认可
4 to accept as valid, well-qualified etc I don't recognize the authority of this court. erken يَقْبَل سُلْطَة признавам uznat acceptere anerkennen αναγνωρίζω reconocer tunnistama قبول داشتن؛ قانونی دانستن tunnustaa reconnaître לְהַכִּיר मानना, स्वीकार करना, मान्यता देना prihvatiti elfogad mengakui viðurkenna riconoscere 受入れる 정당한 것으로 인정하다 pripažinti atzīt (likumību u.tml.) mengesah erkennen anerkjenne uznać reconhecer a recunoaşte признавать uznať, pripustiť priznavati priznati erkänna สำนึก tanımak 公認 визнавати صحیح سمجھنا công nhận tính hợp pháp 公认
adj recogˈnizable, ˌrecogˈnisable
(negativeunrecognizable). herkenbaar, erkenbaar مُمْكِن التَّعَرُّف عَلَيْه познаваем zjistitelný anerkendelsesværdig erkennbar αναγνωρίσιμος, εμφανής reconocible ära tuntav قابل تشخیص tunnistettavissa oleva reconnaissable נִיתָן לְהַכִּירוֹ आभिज्ञेय koji se može prepoznati (priznati, dopustiti fel-/megismerhető bisa dikenali þekkjanlegur riconoscibile 見分けられる 분간할 수 있는 atpažįstamas atpazīstams disahkan herkenbaar gjenkjennelig, merkbar możliwy do rozpoznania reconhecível recognoscibil опознаваемый poznateľný, zistiteľný, rozoznateľný spoznaven prepoznatljiv igenkännlig ยอมรับได้ tanınabilir 可認識的，可承認的 такий, що можна пізнати; пізнаваний قابل شناخت có thể công nhận 可认识的，可承认的
adv recogˈnizably, ˌrecogˈnisably
erkenbaar, herkenbaar بصورَةٍ مُمْكِن التَّعَرُّف بها على познаваемо zjistitelně anerkendelsesværdigt erkennbar φανερά de modo reconocible äratuntavalt به طور قابل تشخیص tunnistettavasti de manière reconnaissable בְּבֵירוּר आभिज्ञेयता से prihvatljivost felismerhetően dikenal þekkjanlega in maniera riconoscibile 見分けて 뚜렷이, 분명히 aiškiai, pastebimai pazīstami; atzīstami disahkan herkenbaar gjenkjennelig, merkbart zauważalnie, wyraźnie de modo reconhecível de recunoscut опознаваемо zrejme, zjavne spoznavno prepoznatljivo igenkännligt ซึ่งยอมรับได้ tanınabilecek şekilde 可認識地，可承認地 пізнавано بطور شناخت có thể công nhận 可认识地，可承认地
n recogˈnition [-ˈniʃən]
the act or state of recognizing or being recognized They gave the boy a medal in recognition of his courage; I said hello to him but he showed no recognition. herkenning إعْتِراف، إقْرار признаване uznání; poznání anerkendelse; genkendelse die Anerkennung, das Erkennen αναγνώριση reconocimiento tunnustamine تشخیص tunnustus, tunteminen (signe de) reconnaissance הַכָּרָה मान्यता prepoznavanje, priznanje (f)elismerés pengakuan viðurkenning; kennsl riconoscimento 認識 알아봄, 인식, 승인, 인정 atpažinimas, pripažinimas atzinība; pazīšana pengesahan herkenning, erkenning anerkjennelse, gjenkjennelse, erkjennelse uznanie, rozpoznanie reconhecimento (semn de) recunoaştere/apreciere узнавание; признание poznanie; uznanie priznanje; spoznanje pepoznavanje erkännande การยอมรับ tanıma 認識，承認，認可 визнання; схвалення شناساءی sự công nhận, sự nhận ra 认识，承认，认可
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