Definitions for recognise
ˈrɛk əgˌnaɪzrecog·nise

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. recognize, recogniseverb

   show approval or appreciation of

   "My work is not recognized by anybody!"; "The best student was recognized by the Dean"

2. accredit, recognize, recogniseverb

   grant credentials to

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

3. spot, recognize, recognise, distinguish, discern, pick out, make out, tell apartverb

   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"

4. greet, recognize, recogniseverb

   express greetings upon meeting someone

5. acknowledge, recognize, recogniseverb

   express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for

   "We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us"

6. recognize, recognise, realize, realise, agnize, agniseverb

   be fully aware or cognizant of

7. recognize, recogniseverb

   perceive to be the same

8. acknowledge, recognize, recognise, knowverb

   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"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. recogniseverb

   To match something or someone which one currently perceives to a memory of some previous encounter with the same entity.

2. recogniseverb

   To acknowledge the existence or legality of something.; treat as worthy of consideration or valid.

3. recogniseverb

   To acknowledge or consider as something.

4. recogniseverb

   To realise or discover the nature of something; apprehend quality in; realise or admit that.

5. recogniseverb

   To give an award.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Recognise

   rek′og-nīz, v.t. to know again: to recollect: to acknowledge: to see the truth of.—adj. Rec′ognisable, that may be recognised or acknowledged.—adv. Rec′ognisably, in a recognisable manner.—ns. Recog′nisance, a recognition: an avowal: a profession: a legal obligation entered into before a magistrate to do, or not do, some particular act: to enter into recognisances; Rec′ogniser, one who recognises; Recogni′tion, act of recognising: state of being recognised: recollection: avowal: (Scots law) a return of the feu to the superior.—adjs. Recog′nitive, Recog′nitory. [L. recognoscĕre—re-, again, cognoscĕre, to know.]

Matched Categories

1. • Accept
   • Address
   • Appreciate
   • Know
   • License
   • Remember
   • Thank

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'recognise' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2857

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'recognise' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2522

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'recognise' in Verbs Frequency: #243

Anagrams for recognise »

1. congeries

How to pronounce recognise?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say recognise in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of recognise in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of recognise in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of recognise in a Sentence

1. Bertrand Russell:

   The practical objection to Puritanism, as to every form of fanaticism, is that it singles out certain evils as so much worse than others that they must be suppressed at all costs. The fanatic fails to recognise that the suppression of a real evil, if carried out too drastically, produces other evils which are even greater.

2. Filippo Grandi:

   We must recognise that, for the past several years (Turkey)has been hosting the largest refugee population in the world, there's a lot of political talk. I concentrate on the substance of this, which is 'let's strengthen Turkey's ability to host refugees until they can go back safely, voluntarily to their countries'.

3. Federico Ghizzoni:

   For us it changes nothing but we recognise that there are several interlocutors.

4. Bernstein Research analyst Trevor Stirling:

   Investors recognise that two organisations have different cultures but at the end of the day, really they're concerned about sustainable earnings growth, there's not much sentimentality when it comes to these things.

5. Michael Lang:

   Everything is completely destroyed. You don’t recognise the scenery.

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