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English word

recognize

A2Frequent NGSL-1
UK /ˈrekəɡnaɪz/US /ˈrekəɡnaɪz/
verb

to know who somebody is or what something is when you see or hear them or it, because you have seen or heard them or it before

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To earn it, before I begin, I want to recognize everyone whose hard work made this celebration possible, including the groundskeepers, ushers, volunteers, and crew.

2019 Stanford Commencement address by Tim Cook

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Distinguished professors of Harvard Kennedy School—among them, I like to recognize the presence of Professor Graham Allison, my dean at that Time, Prince!

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