recognize
verb (used with object)
to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc..
had recognized
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past perfectof recognize.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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He said the company had recognized $516 million of those charges, with the rest to be taken through the year and “over the medium term.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Hyundai said management and union negotiators had recognized during the talks that advanced technologies such as physical artificial intelligence and robotics are essential to the future of mobility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
She had recognized the name of a woman who’d just opened her own private school in the fall of 2025: Tara Salute.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
This figure is about 21% higher than previous estimates, indicating that wildfire emissions, particularly IVOCs and SVOCs, contribute more to air pollution than scientists had recognized.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 7, 2026
In these perfect forms, he believed he had recognized the invisible supporting structures for the spheres of the six planets.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
