recognize Význam & definícia

Význam recognize v slovenčine

• 0 to know someone or something because you have seen or heard him or her or experienced it before:

  • I hadn't seen her for 20 years, but I recognized her immediately.

  • Do you recognize this song?

  • Doctors are trained to recognize the symptoms of different diseases.

• 1 to accept that something is legal, true, or important:

  • The international community has refused to recognize (= officially accept the existence of) the newly independent nation state.

  • [ + (that) ] He sadly recognized (that) he would die childless.

  • You must recognize the seriousness of the problems we are facing.

  • The Queen recognized his services to his country by awarding him an MBE.

• 2 to know someone or something because you have seen or experienced that person or thing before:

  • I recognized my old high school teacher from the photograph.

  • Doctors are trained to recognize the symptoms of different diseases.

• 3 to accept that something is true, important, or legal:

  • [ T ] We recognize the problems you’ve faced and sympathize with you.

  • [ + that clause ] He recognized that it was unlikely he would ever see her again.

  • [ T ] With this medal, we would like to recognize Lynn Jennings for excellence in women’s running.

• 4 to know what something is because you have seen it before, or because you have heard or read about it:

  • Managers failed to recognize the symptoms as quickly as they should.

  • More and more people are beginning to recognize our logo.

• 5 to accept that something is true or important:

  • We need to recognize the value of staff training and development.

  • recognize that They failed to recognize that more investment was needed.

• 6 to praise or reward someone for what they have done:

  • His contribution to the project is recognized in all the reports.

  • recognize sb for sth The award was created to recognize photographers for outstanding work.

• 7 to accept officially that a person or an organization has authority to do things, usually because they can achieve an acceptable standard:

  • recognize sth as sth The school has not yet been recognized as an official training centre.

  • They refused to recognize the interim government.

• 8 if a machine recognizes something, it is able to read it electronically and get information:

  • The device recognises the bar code and records the price.

  • He was the inventor of an early machine to recognize handwriting.

• 9 to calculate a number or amount in a particular way so that it can be included in a company's accounts:

  • The most common system is to recognize revenue when the invoice is issued.

  • The school finance system fails to recognise the costs of meeting required standards.

  • They are not required to recognize in their financial statements any short-term declines in the value of stock.