Betekenis (Engels)
- (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To match (something or someone which one currently perceives) to a memory of some previous encounter with the same person or thing.
- (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To acknowledge the existence or legality of; to treat as valid or worthy of consideration.
- (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To acknowledge or consider (as being a certain thing or having a certain quality or property).
- (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To realize or discover the nature of something; apprehend quality in.
- (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To show formal appreciation of, as with an award, commendation etc.
- (British, English, Oxford, US, obsolete) To review; to examine again.
- (British, English, Oxford, US, obsolete) To reconnoiter.
- (British, English, Oxford, US) To have the property to bind to specific antigens.
Sinonieme
be acquainted with
see clearly
become aware
Vertalings
Frekwensie
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈɹɛk.əɡ.naɪz/
Etimologie (Engels)
In summary
Borrowed from Middle French reconoistre, from Old French reconoistre, from Latin recognoscere, first attested in the 16th century. Displaced native English acknow (“to recognize, perceive as”), compare German erkennen and Swedish erkänna. Latin had rare recognizare (“to try by jury”).
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