Recognize | Mean of recognize in English Dictionary

/ˈrɛkɪgˌnaɪz/

• Verb
• to know and remember (someone or something) because of previous knowledge or experience
1. I didn't recognize you at first with your new haircut.
2. I can always recognize him from far away by/from the way he walks.
3. They recognized the odor at once.
• to accept or be aware that (something) is true or exists
1. It's important to recognize [=be aware of] your own faults.
2. They started talking and quickly recognized [=realized] how much they had in common.
• to accept and approve of (something) as having legal or official authority
1. The U.S. government has now recognized the newly formed country.
2. They refused to recognize the treaty.

• to think of (someone or something) as being something specified
1. The institute is an internationally recognized authority on eye surgery.
2. Walt Whitman is recognized as one of America's great poets.
• to publicly give special attention or notice to (someone or something)
1. They recognized her years of service with a special award.
2. We want to find an appropriate way to recognize his achievements.