recognize
verb (used with object)
to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc..
have recognized
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present perfectof recognize.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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They may have recognized that participation could prompt questions or conversations about Sept. 11 that they had not previously had or did not wish to have.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
That is not without its problems, as many historians and academics have recognized.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
"Over the decades researchers have recognized over 7,000 superconductors, but mostly serendipitously," explains Törmä.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026
Lee noted that courts have recognized the act refers to broadcasts “financed through advertising and made available free to the public.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
“Well, what a surprise. I never dreamed. Let me look at you. I never would have recognized you. I’d have passed you by in the street. So different.”
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
