recognize

Definitions of "recognize"
  1. The act of formally accepting or acknowledging something
  2. The process of acknowledging someone’s specific status
  3. The action of accepting someone's right to be heard or participate in a conversation or discussion
  4. The act of accepting the existence or independence of something or someone
  5. The process of considering something as genuine, received, or incurred and handling and documenting it accordingly
How to use "recognize" in a sentence
  1. The court was asked to recognize the legitimacy of the contract.
  2. The judge didn't recognize the plaintiff's right to be heard in this case.
  3. The law firm failed to recognize the amount as incurred debt and did not record it in their financial documents.

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