recognize
Translation
to recognise, to acknowledge
Examples
I didn't recognize you with your new haircut.
I didn't recognise you with your new haircut.
They recognized her talent for music.
They recognised her talent for music.
The government recognized the new country.
The government recognised the new country.
Grammar Patterns
((sb./sth.)) to identify someone or something I didn't recognise you.
((sth.)) as ((sth.)) to acknowledge something as something They recognised her talent as exceptional.
((that ...)) to admit that something is true He recognised that he was wrong.
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Etymology
From Latin 'recognoscere', meaning 'to know again, recall to mind'. It's formed from 're-' (again) + 'cognoscere' (to know).
Memory Tips
Break it down: 're-' (again) + 'cognize' (to know). To recognize someone is to 'know them again' when you see them.