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How to sign: express greetings upon meeting someone
Similiar / Same: greet, recognise
Categories: accost, address, come up to
Within this category: curtsy, hail, salute, salute, salute, say farewell, shake hands, welcome, wish
How to sign: to notice something or someone familiar and be able to identify
"I didn't recognize you without your glasses", "I would recognize that handwriting anywhere";
How to sign: detect with the senses
"The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph";
Similiar / Same: discern, make out, tell apart, distinguish, pick out, recognise
Within this category: discriminate, resolve
How to sign: grant credentials to
"The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution"; "recognize an academic degree";
Similiar / Same: accredit, recognise
Categories: certify, licence, license
How to sign: show approval or appreciation of
"My work is not recognized by anybody!"; "The best student was recognized by the Dean";
Similiar / Same: recognise
Categories: appreciate, prize, treasure, value
