verb
recognize
REK-uhg-nyze/ˈrekəɡnaɪz/
To identify and acknowledge someone or something.
She recognizes her childhood friend with help from an old photo.
Etymology
The pieces express “knowing again”: recognizing someone means recovering earlier knowledge and identifying the person now encountered as someone already known.
In context
you are given a data set we are able to recognize the patterns and you want your algorithm to recognize them automatically
More examples
- We recognize the importance of getting enough sleep.
- The government officially recognizes the new nation.
- The school recognized volunteers for their years of service.
Forms
recognize · recognizes · recognized · recognizing
recognition noun — The act of identifying, acknowledging, or honoring.
recognizable adjective — Able to be identified from familiar features.
Similar words
- identify
- Emphasizes determining who or what someone or something is.
- acknowledge
- Emphasizes accepting or admitting something rather than identifying it.
- honor
- Emphasizes showing respect or appreciation for achievement or service.