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erkennen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • acknowledge verb To accept or admit that something is true.
  • recognize verb To identify someone or something as already known from a previous encounter.

Senses

erkennen is used for these senses in English:

  • acknowledge (transitive) To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in.
  • recognize (transitive) To match (something or someone which one currently perceives) to a memory of some previous encounter with the same person or thing.

acknowledge — full definition

  1. verb To accept or admit that something is true.
  2. verb To recognize someone or something formally, or to respond confirming receipt of something.

recognize — full definition

  1. verb To identify someone or something as already known from a previous encounter.
  2. verb To formally acknowledge someone or something as valid, true, or deserving.
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