Word Finder - recognised

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To match (something or someone which one currently perceives) to a memory of some previous encounter with the same person or thing.

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I recognised his face immediately.

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To acknowledge the existence or legality of; to treat as valid or worthy of consideration.

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The US and a number of EU countries are expected to recognize Kosovo on Monday.

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(or with clause) To acknowledge or consider (as being a certain thing or having a certain quality or property).

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I recognize that my behaviour has been unacceptable.

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To realize or discover the nature of something; apprehend quality in.

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To show formal appreciation of, as with an award, commendation etc.

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His services were recognized in a testimonial.

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To review; to examine again.

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To reconnoiter.

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To have the property to bind to specific antigens.

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Notable; distinguished; honored.

All have recognised his com.

Takesima is recognised by a purplish tint on the exterior of the blossoms and on the stem.

It still proved insufficient in hitting any kind of recognised success, but Runrig persisted.

At length on the death of King Stephen, Henry was recognised as king of England (19th of December 1154).

Krelagei may be recognised by flowers of a purple or plum color, with the yellow marking less vivid; the whole flower is smaller, also less fragrant; in fact, is almost wholly without scent, and it flowers ten or fourteen days earlier.

Only three genera, Sagitta, Spadella and Krohnia, are recognised, and the number of species is small.

These dispensations are termed marriage licences, and their legal validity is recognised by the Marriage Act of 1823.

It is evergreen, and easily recognised by its leathery, bright green, three-nerved leaves, elliptic in shape.

It is readily recognised by its candelabra, habit of growth, and is a fine annual of easy culture.

The leaves are usually much smaller than those of the plant just described, and may be easily recognised by their deep lobing.

Common Zelkowa (Zelkowa Crenata) - A quickgrowing, handsome tree of marked characteristics, the main branches rising erect from one point, and spreading so slightly as to give an easily recognised form, each branch a tiny tree in miniature.

First and foremost is the inclusion of Knuckles the Echidna who would go on to become one of the best loved and most recognised of all the characters in the 'Sonic Universe'.

It was around this time that Shakira became recognised for the sexual belly dancing routines that she performed in her videos.

C. cataphractus is the common crocodile of West Africa, easily recognised by the slender snout which resembles that of the gavial, but the mandibular symphysis does not reach beyond the eighth tooth.

Side by side with this public life, which wearied her with its shadowy power, occasionally crossed by a desire to be recognised as queen, she passed a nobler and sweeter private existence as the foundress of St Cyr.

The extraordinary merits of this book, and the admirable fidelity to his principles which Professor Burmeister showed in the difficult task of editing it, were unfortunately overlooked for many years, and perhaps are not sufficiently recognised now.

The great importance of these nominating bodies lies not only in the fact that there are an enormous number of state, county and city offices (including judicial offices) filled by direct popular election, but also in the fact that in the United States a candidate has scarcely any chance of being elected unless he is regularly nominated by his party, that is to say, by the recognised primary or convention.

Moreover, there is a generally recognised quasi-antagonism between the vegetative and reproductive processes, so that, other things being equal, anything that checks the one helps forward the other.

Five subdivisions may be recognised in the Miocene deposits, corresponding with five different stages in the evolution of southern Europe.

In 1886 the " New Republic " with limits considerably narrowed, was recognised by Great Britain, and the territory became incorporated with the Transvaal in 1888.

Even when the sign indicative of the verb is clearly recognised there still remains to be determined the form of the verb intended.

During one of these, in 1195, Alexius, the emperor's brother, taking advantage of the latter's absence from camp on a hunting expedition, proclaimed himself emperor, and was readily recognised by the soldiers.

C. porosus or biporcatus is easily recognised by the prominent longitudinal ridge which extends in front of each eye.