Meaning

recognize

  1. (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.
  2. (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To acknowledge the existence or legality of; to treat as valid or worthy of consideration.
  3. (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To acknowledge or consider (as being a certain thing or having a certain quality or property).
  4. (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To realize or discover the nature of something; apprehend quality in.
  5. (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To show formal appreciation of, as with an award, commendation etc.
  6. (British, English, Oxford, US, obsolete) To review; to examine again.
  7. (British, English, Oxford, US, obsolete) To reconnoiter.
  8. (British, English, Oxford, US) To have the property to bind to specific antigens.

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɹɛkəɡnaɪzd/

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