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recognized

Syllables: rec·og·nized/ˈɹɛkəɡnaɪzd/

recognized adjective: notable; distinguished; honored. Also the simple past and past participle of recognize.

Adjective

recognized (comparative more recognized, superlative most recognized)

  1. (British, English, Oxford, US) Notable; distinguished; honored.
    • ‘I understand that the district was considered a sort of sanctuary,’ the Chief was saying. ‘[…] They tell me there was a recognized swag market down here.’1963, Margery Allingham, “Foreword”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC

Also used as

recognized is also the simple past and past participle of recognize.

recognized meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu

recognized in Hindi

notable, distinguished, honored
मान्यताप्राप्त mānyatāprāpt

recognized in Urdu

تسلیم شدہ

recognized in Bengali

স্বীকৃত

recognized in Telugu

గుర్తింపు పొందింది, గుర్తించబడింది
More languagesFewer languages
recognized in Kannada
ಗುರುತಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ, ಮಾನ್ಯತೆ ಪಡೆದಿದೆ
recognized in Punjabi
ਮਾਨਤਾ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ
recognized in Gujarati
માન્યતા પ્રાપ્ત
recognized in Odia
ସ୍ୱୀକୃତିପ୍ରାପ୍ତ, ସ୍ୱୀକୃତି ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ
recognized in Nepali
मान्यता प्राप्त

Forms of recognized

comparativemore recognized
superlativemost recognized
alternative formrecognised

Words formed from recognized

Phrases with recognized

Questions about recognized

What does recognized mean?
Recognized means notable; distinguished; honored.
What is recognized in Hindi?
Recognized in Hindi is मान्यताप्राप्त (mānyatāprāpt). See Recognized meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is recognized?
Recognized is an adjective.
How do you pronounce recognized?
Recognized is pronounced /ˈɹɛkəɡnaɪzd/.

Words near recognized in the dictionary

  1. recognizant
  2. recognization
  3. recognizations
  4. recognize
  5. recognizeable
  6. recognized
  7. recognized component
  8. recognized components
  9. recognizedly
  10. recognizee
  11. recognizees

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Adapted from Wiktionary: recognized (page history and authors); recognized (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); recognized (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); recognized (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); recognized (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); recognized (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); recognized (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); recognized (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); recognized (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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