Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: recognise
IPA transcription: [ɹ'ɛkəɡn,aɪz]
Pronunciations of recognise
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verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: acknowledge, recognize, recognise, know
    Meaning: 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"
  • Synonyms: recognize, recognise
    Meaning: perceive to be the same
  • Synonyms: recognize, recognise, realize, realise, agnize, agnise
    Meaning: be fully aware or cognizant of
  • Synonyms: acknowledge, recognize, recognise
    Meaning: express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for; "We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us"
  • Synonyms: greet, recognize, recognise
    Meaning: express greetings upon meeting someone
  • Synonyms: spot, recognize, recognise, distinguish, discern, pick_out, make_out, tell_apart
    Meaning: 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"
  • Synonyms: accredit, recognize, recognise
    Meaning: grant credentials to; "The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution"; "recognize an academic degree"
  • Synonyms: recognize, recognise
    Meaning: show approval or appreciation of; "My work is not recognized by anybody!"; "The best student was recognized by the Dean"
Usage examples
  • I quite recognise you.
  • "Tell me, please, how to recognise the nearest."
  • 'Open it, and tell me if you recognise the contents.'
  • The matter never struck me before; but I quite recognise the truth of your remark.
  • Anthony Dexter had seen enough of the world to recognise cowardice when he saw it, even in himself.
  • Not recognise the youngest princess!' said the Prince to himself, as he entered his room, 'a likely story!'
  • 'You will recognise me by a tiny fly I shall have on my left cheek, but be careful for you might easily make a mistake.'
  • I heard, with some surprise, his allusion to the Great Being, whom he was not wont to recognise; but I made him no reply.
  • An infinite number of souls have been drawn down to hell by these snares, so that you may recognise the work of antichrist.
  • The object of respect is the law only, and that the law which we impose on ourselves and yet recognise as necessary in itself.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Edward VII, License CC BY-SA 4.0