recognise
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The meaning (definition) of the word recognise
to know someone or something because you have seen them before
The word recognise used in a sentence
“I recognise my best friend even from far away.”
Words that mean the same as recognise (synonyms)
knowidentify
How the word recognise is said around the world
| French | reconnaître (ruhkawnetr) |
| Spanish | reconocer (raykohnohthayr) |
| Mandarin | 认出 (rèn chū) |
| Hindi | पहचानना (puhuhkyahnnah) |
| Arabic | يتعرف على |
| Russian | распознавать (raspoznavat') |
| Portuguese (EU) | reconhecer (raykoonyisayr) |
| Portuguese (BR) | reconhecer (khaykohnyaysayr) |
| Japanese | 認識する (ninshiki suru) |
| German | erkennen (erkenuhn) |
| Urdu | پہچان (pehkyahn) |
| Punjabi | ਪਛਾਣੋ (puhkyahnoh) |
| Korean | 인정하다 (injeonghada) |
| Hebrew | לְהַכִּיר (lhahkeeyr) |
| Greek | αναγνωρίζω (anagnorizo) |
| Dutch | herkennen (herkenuhn) |
| Tagalog | kilalanin (keelahlahneen) |
| Vietnamese | nhận ra (nyuhn zah) |
| Turkish | tanımak (tahnumahk) |
| Persian | تشخیص (tahshkhees) |
| Polish | rozpoznać (rawspawznahch) |
| Ukrainian | розпізнати (rozpiznaty) |
| Bengali | স্বীকৃতি দিন (sheekreetee deen) |
| Swedish | erkänna (ershuhnah) |
| Italian | riconoscere (reekohnohshayray) |
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