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recognize

Pronunciación: [ˈrɛk.əɡ.naɪz]

Palabra

Contexto: «identity»

(verb) to see someone or something and know who or what they are. It's like when you meet someone you haven't seen in a while, and you immediately remember them.

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I recognized my old teacher as soon as she walked into the room.

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I didn't recognize the movie star without their usual hairstyle.

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Do you recognize this song from the radio?

Contexto: «acknowledgment»

(verb) to admit that something is true or to show that you accept something as real. This is when you notice that someone worked hard or did something important.

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The school recognized her efforts by giving her an award.

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He failed to recognize the hard work that his team put in.

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Do you recognize the importance of teamwork in sports?

Contexto: «memory»

(verb) to remember something from the past when you see it again. It's like when you find a toy from your childhood and remember how much fun you had with it.

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I recognized my childhood toy as soon as I saw it in the box.

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She couldn't recognize any of the faces in the old photograph.

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Do you recognize any of these places we visited last summer?

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