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recognizerecognize /ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz/ ●●● S2 W1 verb ETYMOLOGYrecognizeOrigin: 1400-1500 Old French reconoistre, from Latin recognoscere, from cognoscere to know VERB TABLErecognize |
Present | I, you, we, they | recognize | | he, she, it | recognizes | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | recognized | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have recognized | | he, she, it | has recognized | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had recognized | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will recognize | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have recognized |
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Present | I | am recognizing | | he, she, it | is recognizing | | you, we, they | are recognizing | Past | I, he, she, it | was recognizing | | you, we, they | were recognizing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been recognizing | | he, she, it | has been recognizing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been recognizing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be recognizing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been recognizing |
THESAURUSaccept truth► admit to agree unwillingly that something is true or that someone else is right: “I guess I was a little scared,” he admitted. ► confess to admit something that you feel embarrassed or ashamed about: I must confess, I don’t like his wife at all. ► recognize to admit or accept that something is true or that a situation exists: It is important to recognize that stress can affect your health. ► acknowledge acknowledge means the same as recognize but sounds a little more formal: He acknowledges it’s going to be a tough job, but he’s going to try it anyway. ► concede formal to admit that something is true in a discussion or an argument, even though you really do not want to: He conceded that Harrison might be right. 1[transitive not in progressive] to know someone or something that you have seen, heard, or experienced in the past SYN identify: I recognized her right away. Aaron was humming a tune I didn’t recognize. The aim is to help doctors recognize abuse victims.2[transitive] social studies, politics to officially accept that an organization, government, document, etc. has legal or official authority: The U.S. has not recognized the Cuban government since 1961.3[transitive usually passive] to realize that someone or something is important or very good: a recognized leader in her professionrecognize somebody/something as something Lawrence’s novel was eventually recognized as a work of genius.4[transitive] to admit or accept that something is true SYN realize: recognize (that) Hudson recognized that she had to make a change in her lifestyle.recognize what/how/who etc. It is important to recognize how little we know about this disease.► see thesaurus at admit5[transitive] to officially and publicly thank someone for something that he or she has done: be recognized for (doing) something He was recognized for saving many lives. [Origin: 1400–1500 Old French reconoistre, from Latin recognoscere, from cognoscere to know]—recognizable /ˌrɛkəgˈnaɪzəbəl, ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪ-/ adjective—recognizably adverb |