recognize

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Pronunciation

/ˈrekəɡnaɪz/(REK-ug-nyz)

Part of speech

verbneutral

Chinese

识别;认识到;认可(辨认出某人或某事,或正式承认其重要性)

Definition

To identify someone or something from prior knowledge or experience; to acknowledge the existence or validity of something; to formally reward.

Word family

  • recognition/ˌrekəɡˈnɪʃən/(n)认可;承认
  • recognisable/ˌrekəɡˈnaɪzəbəl/(adj)可辨认的

Collocations

  • recognize the importance
  • widely recognized
  • recognize a pattern
  • be recognized for
  • formally recognize
  • fail to recognize

Examples

  1. 1.Leaders who recognize and reward contributions create environments where people feel valued and motivated.
  2. 2.It is important to recognize the limitations of the data before drawing conclusions that may not be fully justified.

Synonyms

  • acknowledge/əkˈnɒlɪdʒ/to admit the existence of
  • identify/aɪˈdentɪfaɪ/to establish the nature of
  • appreciate/əˈpriːʃieɪt/to understand the value of

Etymology

from Latin "recognoscere," from "re-" (again) + "cognoscere" (to know)