recognize

/ˈrɛkəɡnaɪz/

verb A2
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

3rd person singular
recognizes
past
recognized
past participle
recognized
gerund
recognizing

Meaning

  1. reconocer

    • She recognizes her old friend.

      Ella reconoce a su vieja amiga.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

reconnoiter

A fun etymological cousin, not a full synonym: reconnoiter literally comes from the same root as recognize — it means to scout and survey unfamiliar territory, usually military.

Similar in other languages

German

anerkennen

anerkennen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to recognise, to acknowledge."

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa recognize?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: She ___ her old friend.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a recognize?

verb

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