recognize – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of recognize

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to recognize
Participle: recognized
Gerund: recognizing

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

Irecognize
yourecognize
he;she;itrecognizes
werecognize
yourecognize
theyrecognize

Perfect

Ihave recognized
youhave recognized
he;she;ithas recognized
wehave recognized
youhave recognized
theyhave recognized

Past

Irecognized
yourecognized
he;she;itrecognized
werecognized
yourecognized
theyrecognized

Pluperfect

Ihad recognized
youhad recognized
he;she;ithad recognized
wehad recognized
youhad recognized
theyhad recognized

Future

Iwill recognize
youwill recognize
he;she;itwill recognize
wewill recognize
youwill recognize
theywill recognize

Future Perfect

Iwill have recognized
youwill have recognized
he;she;itwill have recognized
wewill have recognized
youwill have recognized
theywill have recognized

Subjunctive

Present

Irecognize
yourecognize
he;she;itrecognize
werecognize
yourecognize
theyrecognize

Perfect

Ihave recognized
youhave recognized
he;she;ithave recognized
wehave recognized
youhave recognized
theyhave recognized

Imperfect

Irecognized
yourecognized
he;she;itrecognized
werecognized
yourecognized
theyrecognized

Pluperfect

Ihad recognized
youhad recognized
he;she;ithad recognized
wehad recognized
youhad recognized
theyhad recognized

Conditional

Present

Iwould recognize
youwould recognize
he;she;itwould recognize
wewould recognize
youwould recognize
theywould recognize

Perfect

Iwould have recognized
youwould have recognized
he;she;itwould have recognized
wewould have recognized
youwould have recognized
theywould have recognized

Imperative

yourecognize
weLet's recognize
yourecognize

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam recognizing
youare recognizing
he;she;itis recognizing
weare recognizing
youare recognizing
theyare recognizing

Perfect

Ihave been recognizing
youhave been recognizing
he;she;ithas been recognizing
wehave been recognizing
youhave been recognizing
theyhave been recognizing

Past

Iwas recognizing
youwere recognizing
he;she;itwas recognizing
wewere recognizing
youwere recognizing
theywere recognizing

Pluperfect

Ihad been recognizing
youhad been recognizing
he;she;ithad been recognizing
wehad been recognizing
youhad been recognizing
theyhad been recognizing

Future

Iwill be recognizing
youwill be recognizing
he;she;itwill be recognizing
wewill be recognizing
youwill be recognizing
theywill be recognizing

Future Perfect

Iwill have been recognizing
youwill have been recognizing
he;she;itwill have been recognizing
wewill have been recognizing
youwill have been recognizing
theywill have been recognizing

Conditional

Present

Iwould be recognizing
youwould be recognizing
he;she;itwould be recognizing
wewould be recognizing
youwould be recognizing
theywould be recognizing

Perfect

Iwould have been recognizing
youwould have been recognizing
he;she;itwould have been recognizing
wewould have been recognizing
youwould have been recognizing
theywould have been recognizing

Other

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to establish the identity of someone or something
clock, ID, identify, ken, notice, twig
identify
know, distinguish, tell, detect, perceive, discern
admit
acknowledge, concede, agree, note, observe, grant, appreciate, allow
endorse
sanction, approve, uphold, acknowledge, rule, ratify, find
honor
reward, distinguish

Antonyms

to deliberately not pay attention to
examine, pay attention, ignore, watch
admit
deny, disavow, dispute, dissent
honor
disgrace, discredit, debasement, degradation

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. 1414, "resume possession of land," from M.Fr. reconiss-, stem of reconoistre "to know again, identify, recognize," from O.Fr., from L. recognoscere "acknowledge, recall to mind, know again, examine, certify," from re- "again" + cognoscere "know" (from co- "with" + gnoscere "become acquainted"). Meaning "perceive something or someone as already known" first recorded 1533.
2. Borrowed from Middle French reconoistre, from Old French reconoistre, from Latin recognoscere, first attested in the 16th century. Displaced native English acknow (“to recognize, perceive as”), compare German erkennen and Swedish erkänna. Latin had rare recognizare (“to try by jury”). See: Old French 'reconoistre', Latin 'recognoscere', English 'acknow', German, old spelling 'erkennen', Swedish 'erkänna'.

Verbs referencing "recognize"

Spanish reconocer.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] French commingled, the bids of connoisseurs in their various wares. A third one, on the other side, still unoccupied, was surrounded by a group, waiting the moment of sale to begin. And here we may recognize the St. Clare servants,—Tom, Adolph, and others; and there, too, Susan and Emmeline, awaiting their turn with anxious and dejected faces. Various spectators, intending to purchase, or not intending, [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Miss Ophelia took Topsy home to Vermont with her, much to the surprise of the grave deliberative body whom a New Englander recognizes under the term “ _Our folks_. ” “ Our folks, ” at first, thought it an odd and unnecessary addition to their well-trained domestic establishment; but, so thoroughly efficient was Miss Ophelia in her [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)