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recognize

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recognizeis one of the1000most commonheadwords.
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Plain form
recognize

Third-person singular
recognizes

Past tense
recognized

Past participle
recognized

Present participle
recognizing

Recognizeis on theAcademic Vocabulary List.
  1. If yourecognizesomething, yourealizewhat it is.
    I don'trecognizehim. Is he a friend of yours?
  2. (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.
  3. If something isrecognized,it is given anaward.
    John wasrecognizedfor his achievements as a scientist.

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