recognize

  • (verb): To match (something or someone which one currently perceives) to a memory of some previous encounter with the same person or thing.
  • (verb): To acknowledge the existence or legality of; to treat as valid or worthy of consideration.
  • (verb): (or with clause) To acknowledge or consider (as being a certain thing or having a certain quality or property).
  • (verb): To realize or discover the nature of something; apprehend quality in.
  • (verb): To show formal appreciation of, as with an award, commendation etc.
  • (verb): To review; to examine again.
  • (verb): To reconnoiter.
  • (verb): To have the property to bind to specific antigens.
  • I recognised his face immediately.
  • The US and a number of EU countries are expected to recognize Kosovo on Monday.
  • I recognize that my behaviour has been unacceptable.
  • His services were recognized in a testimonial.