Recognise in a sentence as a verb

Did the app recognise and add them?Sent from phone so apologies for typos, if any.

Copying my comment from reddit:If a user doesn't recognise the word "English" then they are not going to have any idea what language select.

A lot of these image sharing sites have a loosely-tied, unloyal random userbase, where most commenters will not or never know or recognise each other from other 'threads'.

It's time to set aside protectionism and recognise it for the pernicious imperialism and borderline racism it really is.

The reason the languages are all listed on the page without any interaction needed is so someone can look at the webpage and recognise their language and select it without having to understand anything else.

Making sure that they can recognise when the blinders start to slip on and empowering them to speak up when they think that something is going wrong, even if it means telling someone several decades their senior to stop what they're doing, is surely one of the most useful things we can do to ensure that problems like the one in the article are kept to a minimum.

Recognise definitions

verb

show approval or appreciation of; "My work is not recognized by anybody!"; "The best student was recognized by the Dean"

See also: recognize

verb

grant credentials to; "The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution"; "recognize an academic degree"

See also: accredit recognize

verb

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"

See also: spot recognize distinguish discern

verb

express greetings upon meeting someone

See also: greet recognize

verb

express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for; "We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us"

See also: acknowledge recognize

verb

be fully aware or cognizant of

See also: recognize realize realise agnize agnise

verb

perceive to be the same

See also: recognize

verb

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"

See also: acknowledge recognize know