Definition of Recognize

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Recognize

To know again; to perceive the identity of, with a person or thing previously known; to recover or recall knowledge of.

To avow knowledge of; to allow that one knows; to consent to admit, hold, or the like; to admit with a formal acknowledgment; as, to recognize an obligation; to recognize a consul.

To acknowledge acquaintance with, as by salutation, bowing, or the like.

To show appreciation of; as, to recognize services by a testimonial.

To review; to reexamine.

To reconnoiter.

To enter an obligation of record before a proper tribunal; as, A B recognized in the sum of twenty dollars.

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Recognize Quotations

A good compromise, a good piece of legislation, is like a good sentence; or a good piece of music. Everybody can recognize it. They say, 'Huh. It works. It makes sense.'
Barack Obama

One should use praise to recognize what one is not.
Elias Canetti

I don't know how people recognize me.
Laura Prepon

Perhaps they do not recognize themselves, for a rich man is even harder to define than a poor one.
William Graham Sumner

I recognize we will pay more attention when we have different leadership.
Octavia Butler

Recognize Translations

recognize in Afrikaans is herken
recognize in Danish is genkende
recognize in Dutch is agnosceren, als waarheid aannemen
recognize in French is reconnaissons, homologuer, reconnaitre, retrouve
recognize in German is erkennen, erkennen, anerkennen
recognize in Italian is riconoscere, riconoscere, riconoscere
recognize in Latin is agnosco
recognize in Spanish is connocer, reconocer, acatar

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