distinguir — meaning in English

English meaning

• distinguish verb To recognize the difference between two or more things.
• make out verb To kiss and embrace someone for a sustained period, in a romantic or passionate way.
• 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

distinguir is used for these senses in English:

• make out (transitive) To discern; to manage to see, hear etc. [from 16th c.]
• recognize (transitive) To realize or discover the nature of something; apprehend quality in.
• tell (transitive, or, intransitive) To discern, notice, identify or distinguish.

distinguish — full definition

1. verb To recognize the difference between two or more things.
2. verb To make someone or something stand out from others, often through achievement.

make out — full definition

1. verb To kiss and embrace someone for a sustained period, in a romantic or passionate way.
2. verb To manage to see, hear or read something that is faint or unclear.
3. verb To claim or suggest that something is the case, usually unfairly or falsely.
4. verb To write out a cheque, form or document, especially by filling in a name.

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