ADV
- immediately, instantly
- I immediately recognized the building
- easily
- This is the only species of flamingo in the region, easily recognized by its pink plumage
- barely, hardly
- Stella hardly recognized her brother
VERB + RECOGNIZE
- learn to
- You learn to recognize the calls of different birds
- be easy to
PREP
- as
- He recognized the man as one of the police officers
- by
- I recognized her by her red hair
- from
- I recognized them from a television show
ADV
- fully
- They fully recognize the need to proceed carefully
- belatedly, finally
- The government has belatedly recognized the danger to health of passive smoking
VERB + RECOGNIZE
- must
- be important to
- begin to
- be slow to
- The company had been slow to recognize the opportunities available to it
- fail to
PREP
- as
- This issue must be recognized as a priority for the next administration
PHRASES
- be generally/universally/widely recognized, be increasingly recognized
- The strength of this argument is being increasingly recognized
- failure to recognize sth
ADV
- clearly
- The law clearly recognizes that a company is separate from those who invest in it
- formally, officially
- internationally, nationally
- The Medway estuary is recognized internationally as a conservation area
PREP
- as
- All rivers should be officially recognized as public rights of way
PHRASES
- be legally recognized
- A bill of exchange is a legally recognized document
- a refusal to recognize sth