Oliveira MS Word of the Week
RECOGNIZE
rec‧og‧nize
DEFINITION 1
--to know who someone is or what something is, because you have seen, heard, experienced, or learned about them in the past:
- EXAMPLE: I didn't recognize you in your uniform.
- EXAMPLE: It was malaria, but Dr Lee hadn't recognized the symptoms.
DEFINITION 2
-- to officially accept that an organization, government, document etc has legal or official authority:
- British medical qualifications are recognized in Canada.
-- recognize something as something
- The World Health Organization has recognized alcoholism as a disease since 1951.
DEFINITION 3
--to accept or admit that something is true
--recognize (that)
- EXAMPLE: One must recognize that homesickness is natural.
--recognize what/how/who etc
- EXAMPLE: It is important to recognize how little we know about this disease.
DEFINITION 4
--[usually in passive] if something is recognized by people, they realize that it is important or very good:
- EXAMPLE: Alexander tried to get his work recognized by the medical profession.
--be recognized as something
- EXAMPLE: Lawrence's novel was eventually recognized as a work of genius.
DEFINITION 5
--to officially and publicly thank someone for something they have done, by giving them a special honor:
- EXAMPLE: He was recognized for having saved many lives.
OTHER USES
—recognizable adjective:
- EXAMPLE: His face was instantly recognizable.
—recognizably adverb
- EXAMPLE: He was recognizably slimmer now.