recognize
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,931 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 5,602 times across 139,755 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority also: acknowledge, recognise, know The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throneWe do not recognize your gods
- be fully aware or cognizant of also: recognise, realize, realise, agnize, agnise
- detect with the senses also: spot, recognise, distinguish, discern, pick out, make out The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guardsI can't make out the faces in this photograph
- perceive to be the same also: recognise
- grant credentials to also: accredit, recognise The Regents officially recognized the new educational institutionrecognize an academic degree
- express greetings upon meeting someone also: greet, recognise
recognize in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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My poor mother-in-law did not recognize me.
The Reflections of Ambrosine: A Novel · Elinor Glyn · Chapter 2
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Love does not understand, or even recognize, gratitude.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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Quick as he had been, a shopkeeper of the Rue Turenne had had time to recognize him.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Teach yourself to recognize at a glance the liar, the humbug, the fool, the egotist, and the mule.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1
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It even looked as though he did not intend to recognize her, or perhaps wasn't sure whether she would recognize him.
The City of Fire · Grace Livingston Hill · Chapter 1