Definition: [verb] To match (something or someone which one currently perceives) to a memory of some previous encounter with the same person or thing.
Example: I recognised his face immediately.
Definition: [verb] To acknowledge the existence or legality of; to treat as valid or worthy of consideration.
Example: The US and a number of EU countries are expected to recognize Kosovo on Monday.
Definition: [verb] (or with clause) To acknowledge or consider (as being a certain thing or having a certain quality or property).
Example: I recognize that my behaviour has been unacceptable.
Definition: [verb] To realize or discover the nature of something; apprehend quality in.
Definition: [verb] To show formal appreciation of, as with an award, commendation etc.
Example: His services were recognized in a testimonial.
Definition: [verb] To review; to examine again.
Definition: [verb] To reconnoiter.
Definition: [verb] To have the property to bind to specific antigens.
Definition: [verb] To cognize again