recognize

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) recognize

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) recognizes

Past tense (ya wuce) recognized

Past participle (ya wuce) recognized

Present participle (ana cikin yi) recognizing

1. If you recognize something, you realize what it is. <> (acknowledge) yi shaida, ganewa, tuna, sani.

   I don't recognize him. Is he a friend of yours? <> Ban gane shi ba. Shin, abokinka ne?

2. If something is recognized, it is accepted. <> amince da, yadda/yarda.

   You have to recognize that you can't be right all the time. <> Dole ka amince da cewa ba za ka iya zama ka yi daidai ba a kodayaushe.

   The government refused to recognize his passport. <> Gwamnatin ta ƙi yadda da fasfo ɗin shi.

   He's generally recognized as the person who made the first radio.

3. If something is recognized, it is given an award. <> Wanda aka fid da wa lambar yabo. Wanda aka zaɓa.

   John was recognized for his achievements as a scientist.

Synonyms

• realize / realise

Antonyms

• overlook
• reject
• dispute

Related words

• recognition (shaidawa)
• recognisable / recognizable
• unrecognisable / unrecognizable
• recognisably / recognizably
• unrecognised / unrecognized

Google translation of recognize

1. (verb) fid da <> discharge, eliminate, recognize, select; rabe <> recognize; shaida <> witness, testify, recognize, certify;