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- [rek-uh g-nahyz]
- /ˈrɛk əgˌnaɪz/
- /ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rek-uh g-nahyz]
- /ˈrɛk əgˌnaɪz/
Definitions of recognizes word
- verb with object recognizes to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him. 1
- verb with object recognizes to identify from knowledge of appearance or characteristics: I recognized him from the description. They recognized him as a fraud. 1
- verb with object recognizes to perceive as existing or true; realize: to be the first to recognize a fact. 1
- verb with object recognizes to acknowledge as the person entitled to speak at a particular time: The Speaker recognized the congressman from Maine. 1
- verb with object recognizes to acknowledge formally as entitled to treatment as a political unit: The United States promptly recognized Israel. 1
- verb with object recognizes to acknowledge or accept formally a specified factual or legal situation: to recognize a successful revolutionary regime as the de facto government of the country. 1
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Origin of recognizes
First appearance:
before 1425 One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75; recogn(ition) + -ize; replacing late Middle English racunnysen, recognisen < Old French reconuiss-, stem of reconuistre < Latin recognōscere, equivalent to re- re- + cognōscere to know1; see cognition
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Parts of speech for Recognizes
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
recognizes popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with recognizes
- what state recognizes common law marriage?
- the international community recognizes which government on cyprus?
- which phase of decision making finds or recognizes a problem?
- what app recognizes songs?
- what part of the brain recognizes faces?
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