recognize
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[change]- IPA(key):/ˈrɛkəgnaɪz/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation:re‧cog‧nize
Verb
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- If yourecognizesomething, yourealizewhat it is.
- I don'trecognizehim. Is he a friend of yours?
- (transitive&intransitive) If something isrecognized,it isaccepted.
- You have torecognizethat you can't be right all the time.
- The government refused torecognizehis passport.
- He's generallyrecognizedas the person who made the first radio.
- If something isrecognized,it is given anaward.
- John wasrecognizedfor his achievements as a scientist.