Polyglot Dictionary

wiedererkennen

/viːˈdɛɐ̯ɛɐ̯ˌkɛnən/

verb B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
erkennt wieder
past
erkannte wieder
perfect
hat wiedererkannt

Meaning

  1. to recognize (someone or something seen before)

    Built from wieder (back, again) + erkennen (to recognise).

    • Ich habe ihn sofort wiedererkannt.

      I recognized him immediately.

    • Ich habe meinen alten Lehrer sofort wiedererkannt. Er hat sich kaum verändert.

      I recognised my old teacher at once. He has hardly changed.

V Category Action Concreteness Abstract Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • wieder back, again
  • erkennen to recognise

Similar words

anerkennen

Worth distinguishing: anerkennen means to acknowledge the validity of something; wiedererkennen means to recognize something you've seen before.

Practice

1 What does wiedererkennen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich habe ihn sofort ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches wiedererkennen?

See also

verbirregularseparablecompound

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