verb

recognising

Translation

to recognize, to acknowledge, to identify, to accept

I recognised her from the party.

I recognized her from the party.

The state does not recognise the marriage.

The state does not recognize the marriage.

He is recognised as a leading expert.

He is recognized as a leading expert.

((sb./sth.)) to identify sb./sth. I recognized her from the party.

((sth.)) to officially accept sth. The state does not recognize the marriage.

((sb./sth.)) ((as sth.)) to accept sb./sth. as sth. He is recognized as a leading expert.

Synonyms: identify, acknowledge, spot; Antonyms: ignore, overlook, miss.

From Latin `re-` "again" + `cognoscere` "to know". Literally "to know again".

Think of "re-cognize" as "re-know". You see someone and you "know them again".