Meaning of Recognise | Babel Free

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1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of recognize.
   UK, alt-of, nonstandard
2. Chiefly Brit. recognize.
3. (negative unrecognizable). herkenbaar, erkenbaar مُمْكِن التَّعَرُّف عَلَيْه познаваем reconhecível zjistitelný erkennbar anerkendelsesværdig αναγνωρίσιμος, εμφανήςreconocible ära tuntav قابل تشخیص tunnistettava reconnaissable נִיתָן לְהַכִּירוֹ आभिज्ञेय koji se može prepoznati (priznati, dopustiti fel-/megismerhető bisa dikenali þekkjanlegur riconoscibile 見分けられる 인식할 수 있는 atpažįstamas atpazīstams disahkan herkenbaargjenkjennelig, merkbar możliwy do rozpoznania دپيژندنى وړ reconhecível recogno...
   negative
4. erkenbaar, herkenbaar بصورَةٍ مُمْكِن التَّعَرُّف بها على познаваемо reconhecimento zjistitelně erkennbar anerkendelsesværdigt φανερά de modo reconocible äratuntavalt به طور قابل تشخیص tunnistettavasti de manière reconnaissable בבירור आभिज्ञेयता से prihvatljivost felismerhetően dikenal þekkjanlega in maniera riconoscibile 見分けて 인식할 수 있어 aiškiai, pastebimai pazīstami; atzīstami disahkan herkenbaargjenkjennelig, merkbart zauważalnie, wyraźnie دتشخيص په توګه de modo reconhecível de re­cunoscut оо...
5. the act or state of recognizing or being recognized. They gave the boy a medal in recognition of his courage; I said hello to him but he showed no recognition. herkenning إعْتِراف، إقْرار признаване reconhecimento uznání; poznání die Anerkennung, das Erkennen anerkendelse; genkendelse αναγνώρισηreconocimiento tunnustamine تشخیص tunnustus reconnaissanceהכרה मान्यता prepoznavanje, priznanje (f)elismerés pengakuan viðurkenning; kennsl riconoscimento 認識 인정, 승인 atpažinimas, pripažinimas atzinība; ...
6. 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. herken يَعْرِف، يَتَعَرَّف على разпознавам reconhecer poznat erkennen genkende αναγνωρίζωreconocer ära tundma تشخیص دادن tunnistaa reconnaître לְזָהוֹת पहचानना prepoznati felismer mengenali þekkja, bera kennsl á riconoscere ～だとわかる 알아보다 atpažinti pazīt; atpazīt mengenali herkennengjenkjenneroz...
   etc
7. to admit, acknowledge. Everyone recognized his skill. herken, erken يَعْتَرِف признавам reconhecer uznat anerkennen erkende αναγνωρίζω, παραδέχομαιreconocer (tunnustavalt) tähele panema, tunnistama تایید کردن tunnustaa reconnaître לְהַכִּיר मान्यता देना uočiti, otkriti elismer mengakui viðurkenna, gangast við riconosce 認める 인정하다 pripažinti atzīt mengakui erkennenanerkjenne, vedkjenne seguznać پيژندل reconhecer a recunoaşte отдавать должное uznať, pripustiť priznati priznati erkänna ยอมรับ kabu...
8. to be willing to have political relations with. Many countries were unwilling to recognize the new republic. erken يَعْتَرِف ب признавам reconhecer uznat anerkennen anerkende αναγνωρίζωreconocer tunnustama به رسمیت شناختن tunnustaa reconnaître לְהַכִּיר राजनीतिक मान्यता देना priznati elismer mengakui viðurkenna og taka upp stjórnmálasamband við riconoscere 承認する 공식적으로 인정하다 pripažinti atzīt mengesahkan erkennenanerkjenneuznać په رسميت پيژندل reconhecer a recunoaşte признавать uznať priznati pri...
9. to accept as valid, well-qualified etc. I don't recognize the authority of this court. erken يَقْبَل سُلْطَة признавам reconhecer uznat anerkennen acceptere αναγνωρίζωreconocer tunnistama قبول داشتن؛ قانونی دانستن tunnustaa reconnaître לְהַכִּיר मानना, स्वीकार करना, मान्यता देना prihvatiti elfogad mengakui viðurkenna riconoscere 受入れる 승인하다 pripažinti atzīt (likumību u.tml.) mengesah erkennenanerkjenneuznać قبول کول reconhecer a recu­noaşte признавать uznať, pripustiť priznavati priznati erkänn...
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Equivalents

Examples

““[…] That woman is stark mad, Lord Stranleigh. Her own father recognised it when he bereft her of all power in the great business he founded. […]””

“Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. […] But the scandals kept coming, and so we entered stage three – what therapists call "bargaining". A broad section of the political class now recognises the need for change but remains unable to see the necessity of a fundamental overhaul.”

“"When you think about it, who wants to drive 300 tonnes of steel at 125mph in the pitch black at four o'clock in the morning?" Whelan says this with a wry smile, however, recognising that these are exactly the sort of things that train drivers love about their jobs.”

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