recognize
Other spellings change
Pronunciation change
- IPA (key): /ˈrɛkəgnaɪz/
- SAMPA: /"rEk@gnaIz/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: re‧cog‧nize
Verb change
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- If you recognize something, you realize what it is.
- I don't recognize him. Is he a friend of yours?
- (transitive & intransitive) If something is recognized, it is accepted.
- You have to recognize that you can't be right all the time.
- The government refused to recognize his passport.
- He's generally recognized as the person who made the first radio.
- If something is recognized, it is given an award.
- John was recognized for his achievements as a scientist.