recognize
verb (used with object)
to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc..
recognized
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past participleof recognize.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof recognize.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
recognizeverb (used with object)to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc..
Example Sentences
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Ironically, the gentoo's broad diet may also have helped create the distinct species recognized today.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
The internationally recognized government of Yemen certainly seems to be seeking this.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
MAL was the 47th officially recognized blood group system at the time.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
From the vendor selling paletas in the plaza to guests at a five-star hotel, she is instantly recognized and surrounded by people seeking selfies and hugs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
She pronounced this in a weird French way, ray-fresh-mon, that Zeke recognized because of his knee.
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
