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
- verb To accept or admit that something is true.
- verb To recognize someone or something formally, or to respond confirming receipt of something.
recognize — full definition
- verb To identify someone or something as already known from a previous encounter.
- verb To formally acknowledge someone or something as valid, true, or deserving.
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