Erkennen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- acknowledge verb To accept or admit that something is true.
- descry verb To announce a discovery: to disclose; to reveal.
- discern verb To notice or perceive something, especially something not immediately obvious.
- distinguish verb To recognize the difference between two or more things.
- know verb To have information about something, or to be certain that something is true.
- make out verb To kiss and embrace someone for a sustained period, in a romantic or passionate way.
- realize verb To become fully aware of a fact or situation, especially one that was true all along.
- recognition noun The act of identifying someone or something as already known.
- recognize verb To identify someone or something as already known from a previous encounter.
- tell verb To give someone information by speaking or writing; to say something to someone.
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.
- descry (transitive) To see, especially from afar; to discover (a distant or obscure object) by the eye; to espy; to discern or detect.
- discern (transitive) To detect with the senses, especially with the eyes.
- discern (transitive) To perceive, recognize, or comprehend with the mind; to descry.
- distinguish To see someone or something clearly or distinctly.
- know (transitive) To have indexed and have information about within one's database.
- make out (transitive) To discern; to manage to see, hear etc. [from 16th c.]
- pick out (transitive, idiomatic) To distinguish; discern.
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.
descry — full definition
- verb To announce a discovery: to disclose; to reveal.
- verb To see, especially from afar; to discover (a distant or obscure object) by the eye; to espy; to discern or detect.