recognize

verb/ˈrɛkəɡnaɪz/

Frequency rank: #2,025 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

To know someone or something because you have seen them before.

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Example sentence

She was able to recognize her friend's face in the crowd.

Synonyms & related words

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