show approval or appreciation of; "My work is not recognized by anybody!"; "The best student was recognized by the Dean"
Used in a Sentence
recognise
How to use recognise in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for recognise.
Editorial note
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Definitions8
Parts of speech1
Quick take
show approval or appreciation of; "My work is not recognized by anybody!"; "The best student was recognized by the Dean"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of recognise gathered in one view.
grant credentials to; "The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution"; "recognize an academic degree"
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"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for recognise.
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"
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
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
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
Example sentences
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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.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use recognise in a sentence?
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What does recognise mean?
show approval or appreciation of; "My work is not recognized by anybody!"; "The best student was recognized by the Dean"
What part of speech is recognise?
recognise is commonly used as verb.