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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For white dwarfs without strong magnetic fields or rapid rotation, physicists have long recognized an upper mass boundary of approximately 1.4 times the Sun's mass.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
Officials in both Israel and the U.S. recognized that their relationship needed reassessing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Speaking to Sawyer in the special, which aired May 12, Reveles recalled how Simmons slowly withdrew from the public eye—venturing out only when he was sure he wouldn’t be recognized.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
Another player is recognized by a fan while working for a food-delivery company to supplement her tiny soccer salary, something that really happened to English star Lucy Bronze in her early playing days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
Natalie suddenly recognized somebody standing in line and felt a fire rise up in her.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
