recognize

recognize
transitive verb
1) (know again) wiedererkennen (by an + Dat., from durch)
2) (acknowledge) erkennen; anerkennen [Gültigkeit, Land, Methode, Leistung, Bedeutung, Dienst]

be recognized as — angesehen werden od. gelten als

3) (admit) zugeben
4) (identify nature of) erkennen

recognize somebody to be a fraud — erkennen, dass jemand ein Betrüger ist

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verb
1) (to see, hear etc (a person, thing etc) and know who or what that person, thing etc is, because one has seen or heard him, it etc before: I recognized his voice/handwriting; I recognized him by his voice.) erkennen
2) (to admit, acknowledge: Everyone recognized his skill.) anerkennen
3) (to be willing to have political relations with: Many countries were unwilling to recognize the new republic.) anerkennen
4) (to accept as valid, well-qualified etc: I don't recognize the authority of this court.) anerkennen
- academic.ru/60730/recognizable">recognizable
- recognisable
- recognizably
- recognisably
- recognition
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rec·og·nize
[ˈrekəgnaɪz]
vt
1.
to \recognize sb/sth (identify) person, symptoms jdn/etw erkennen
I never would have \recognized her ich hätte sie niemals erkannt; (know again) person, place jdn/etw wiedererkennen
2. (demonstrate appreciation)
to \recognize sth etw anerkennen
to \recognize sb jdm Anerkennung zollen
3. esp POL, ECON (acknowledge)
to \recognize sth/sb etw/jdn anerkennen
to \recognize a country/regime/state ein Land/Regime/einen Staat anerkennen
to \recognize a union eine Gewerkschaft anerkennen
he refuses to \recognize the fact that he's getting older er weigert sich, die Tatsache anzuerkennen, dass er älter wird
to be \recognized as sth als etw gelten
4. LAW (allow to speak)
to \recognize sb jdm das Wort erteilen
5. COMPUT
to \recognize sth etw [wieder]erkennen
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['rekəgnaɪz]
vt
1) (= know again) person, town, face, voice etc wiedererkennen; (= identify) erkennen (by an +dat)

you wouldn't recognize him/the house etc — Sie würden ihn/das Haus etc nicht wiedererkennen

do you recognize this tune? — erkennen Sie die Melodie?

I wouldn't have recognized him in that disguise — ich hätte ihn in der Verkleidung nicht erkannt

2) (= acknowledge ALSO POL) anerkennen (as, to be als)

she doesn't recognize me any more when she goes past — sie kennt mich nicht mehr, wenn sie mich trifft

he doesn't even recognize my existence — er nimmt mich nicht einmal zur Kenntnis

3) (= be aware) erkennen; (= be prepared to admit) zugeben, eingestehen

you must recognize what is necessary — Sie müssen erkennen, was notwendig ist

I recognize that I am not particularly intelligent — ich gebe zu, dass ich nicht besonders intelligent bin

4) (US: let speak) das Wort erteilen (+dat, an +acc)
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recognize [ˈrekəɡnaız]
A v/t
1. (wieder)erkennen (by an dat)
2. etwas (klar) erkennen
3. jemanden, eine Schuld etc, auch POL eine Regierung etc anerkennen (as als):
an internationally recognized scientist ein international anerkannter Wissenschaftler
4. jemandes Dienste etc lobend anerkennen
5. zugeben, einsehen (beide:
that dass):
recognize defeat sich geschlagen geben
6. jemanden (auf der Straße) grüßen
7. Notiz nehmen von
8. besonders US jemandem das Wort erteilen
B v/i JUR besonders US sich vor Gericht schriftlich verpflichten (in zu)
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transitive verb
1) (know again) wiedererkennen (by an + Dat., from durch)
2) (acknowledge) erkennen; anerkennen [Gültigkeit, Land, Methode, Leistung, Bedeutung, Dienst]

be recognized as — angesehen werden od. gelten als

3) (admit) zugeben
4) (identify nature of) erkennen

recognize somebody to be a fraud — erkennen, dass jemand ein Betrüger ist

* * *
(US) v.
anerkennen v. (by, as) v.
erkennen (an, als) v.
wiedererkennen v.

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