RECOGNIZE

RE ·COG ·NI ·ZE 3 syllables

B1 · Intermediate 📏 9 letters 🎲 Scrabble 21 ✅ valid word

Useful in everyday and work contexts.

verb
  1. accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
  2. be fully aware or cognizant of
  3. detect with the senses
  4. perceive to be the same

💬 Examples

  • "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"
  • "We do not recognize your gods"
  • "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"
  • "I can't make out the faces in this photograph"
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