What does recognise mean?
Definitions for recognise
ˈrɛk əgˌnaɪzrecog·nise
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word recognise.
Princeton's WordNet
recognize, recogniseverb
show approval or appreciation of
"My work is not recognized by anybody!"; "The best student was recognized by the Dean"
accredit, recognize, recogniseverb
grant credentials to
"The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution"; "recognize an academic degree"
spot, recognize, recognise, distinguish, discern, pick out, make out, tell apartverb
detect with the senses
"The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph"
greet, recognize, recogniseverb
express greetings upon meeting someone
acknowledge, recognize, recogniseverb
express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for
"We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us"
recognize, recognise, realize, realise, agnize, agniseverb
be fully aware or cognizant of
recognize, recogniseverb
perceive to be the same
acknowledge, recognize, recognise, knowverb
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
"The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"; "We do not recognize your gods"
Wiktionary
recogniseverb
To match something or someone which one currently perceives to a memory of some previous encounter with the same entity.
recogniseverb
To acknowledge the existence or legality of something.; treat as worthy of consideration or valid.
recogniseverb
To acknowledge or consider as something.
recogniseverb
To realise or discover the nature of something; apprehend quality in; realise or admit that.
recogniseverb
To give an award.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Recogniseverb
Etymology: recognosco, Lat.
The British cannon formidably roars,
While starting from his oozy bed,
Th’ asserted ocean rears his reverend head,
To view and recognise his ancient lord. Dryden.Then first he recognis’d th’ æthereal guest,
Wonder and joy alternate fire his breast. Alexander Pope.However their causes speed in your tribunals, Christ will recognise them at a greater. South.
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recognise
To recognise is to identify or acknowledge someone or something as being previously seen, heard, known, or experienced. It can also mean to show formal appreciation or reward for someone's abilities, efforts, or achievements. Additionally, it may involve acknowledging or accepting the validity, legality, or legitimacy of something.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Recognise
rek′og-nīz, v.t. to know again: to recollect: to acknowledge: to see the truth of.—adj. Rec′ognisable, that may be recognised or acknowledged.—adv. Rec′ognisably, in a recognisable manner.—ns. Recog′nisance, a recognition: an avowal: a profession: a legal obligation entered into before a magistrate to do, or not do, some particular act: to enter into recognisances; Rec′ogniser, one who recognises; Recogni′tion, act of recognising: state of being recognised: recollection: avowal: (Scots law) a return of the feu to the superior.—adjs. Recog′nitive, Recog′nitory. [L. recognoscĕre—re-, again, cognoscĕre, to know.]
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'recognise' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2857
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'recognise' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2522
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'recognise' in Verbs Frequency: #243
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of recognise in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of recognise in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of recognise in a Sentence
While the vast majority of workers in Qatar are fairly treated, we recognise that a minority are not. That is why we are reforming labour laws and practices.
We're very good at socializing in Ireland, we have to recognise that our socializing is culturally specific, and different between countries... In Spain and Portugal you eat outside at 10 o'clock at night -- in Ireland, we squash into crowded restaurants.
It is mostly just to recognise the risk that there is a haircut in a fire sale scenario, in a speedy liquidation. It is fairly standard to assume some kind of a haircut.
The practical objection to Puritanism, as to every form of fanaticism, is that it singles out certain evils as so much worse than others that they must be suppressed at all costs. The fanatic fails to recognise that the suppression of a real evil, if carried out too drastically, produces other evils which are even greater.
I recognise President Ouattara's victory, we ran a good campaign, but the best candidate won.
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- erken, herkenAfrikaans
- تعرفArabic
- poznat, uznatCzech
- wiedererkennen, erkennenGerman
- αναγνωρίζωGreek
- reconocerSpanish
- tunnustaa, tuntea, tunnistaa, oivaltaaFinnish
- reconnaîtreFrench
- aithinIrish
- पहचाननाHindi
- elismer, felismer, megismerHungarian
- riconoscereItalian
- 表彰, 認識する, 認めるJapanese
- 알아보다Korean
- āhukahukaMāori
- erkennen, herkennen, onderkennenDutch
- reconhecerPortuguese
- recunoașteRomanian
- узнавать, узнать, постигать, постичь, опознавать, осознать, признать, признавать, опознать, осознаватьRussian
- känna igen, erkännaSwedish
- அடையாளம் கண்டு கொள்Tamil
- bonga, vuma, bonaZulu
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