26984 words

recognizes

12 definitions • 25 examples
1
to know someone or something because you have seen or heard him or her or experienced it before:

Examples:

I hadn't seen her for 20 years, but I recognized her immediately.
Do you recognize this song?
Doctors are trained to recognize the symptoms of different diseases.
2
to accept that something is legal, true, or important:

Examples:

[ + (that) ] He sadly recognized (that) he would die childless.
You must recognize the seriousness of the problems we are facing.
3
If a person's achievements are recognized, official approval is shown for them:

Examples:

The Queen recognized his services to his country by awarding him an MBE.
4
to know someone or something because you have seen or experienced that person or thing before:

Examples:

I recognized my old high school teacher from the photograph.
Doctors are trained to recognize the symptoms of different diseases.
5
to accept that something is true, important, or legal:

Examples:

[ T ] We recognize the problems you’ve faced and sympathize with you.
[ + that clause ] He recognized that it was unlikely he would ever see her again.
6
To recognize is also to show public appreciation for the achievements of someone, or a person or group:

Examples:

[ T ] With this medal, we would like to recognize Lynn Jennings for excellence in women’s running.
7
to know what something is because you have seen it before, or because you have heard or read about it:

Examples:

Managers failed to recognize the symptoms as quickly as they should.
More and more people are beginning to recognize our logo.
8
to accept that something is true or important:

Examples:

We need to recognize the value of staff training and development.
recognize that They failed to recognize that more investment was needed.
9
to praise or reward someone for what they have done:

Examples:

His contribution to the project is recognized in all the reports.
recognize sb for sth The award was created to recognize photographers for outstanding work.
10
to accept officially that a person or an organization has authority to do things, usually because they can achieve an acceptable standard:

Examples:

recognize sth as sth The school has not yet been recognized as an official training centre.
11
if a machine recognizes something, it is able to read it electronically and get information:

Examples:

The device recognises the bar code and records the price.
He was the inventor of an early machine to recognize handwriting.
12
to calculate a number or amount in a particular way so that it can be included in a company's accounts:

Examples:

The most common system is to recognize revenue when the invoice is issued.
They are not required to recognize in their financial statements any short-term declines in the value of stock.

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