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# recognise

verb (recognise, recognises, recognised, recognising)

«recognise» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To recognise someone or something is to know who or what they are because you have seen, heard or met them before. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recognise/#m1)
2. To accept that something is true or real. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recognise/#m2)
3. To show that you value something someone has done, often by praising or rewarding it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recognise/#m3)

### In the lessons

Used in everyday life and safety: recognise a friend's voice; recognise warning signs of danger. In maths: recognise shapes, patterns and number facts. In school awards: recognise good work. In science: recognise living things by their features.

### Examples

- I didn't recognise you with your new haircut! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recognise/#x1)
- Can you recognise these shapes? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recognise/#x2)
- She recognised the song straight away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recognise/#x3)
- Learn to recognise the signs of a scam. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recognise/#x4)
- The school recognised his hard work with a certificate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recognise/#x5)
- Dogs recognise their owners by smell. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recognise/#x6)
- He recognised that he had made a mistake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recognise/#x7)
- She recognised Gerda immediately, and Gerda knew her too. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recognise/#x8)

### Note

British spelling; American "recognize". Noun: recognition. Stress on "REC". Different from "know": recognise means you know it again when you meet it.

## In Jewish tradition

Used in everyday life and safety: recognise a friend's voice; recognise warning signs of danger. In maths: recognise shapes, patterns and number facts. In school awards: recognise good work. In science: recognise living things by their features.

### Examples

- The Third sect recognised no god beside the Sun, in which it recognised the sole principle of existence." (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/recognise/#x1)

### Note

British spelling; American "recognize". Noun: recognition. Stress on "REC". Different from "know": recognise means you know it again when you meet it.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «recognise» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recognise/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«recognise» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/recognise.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «recognise» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/recognise/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«recognise» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/recognise.html) on Mova free.