What part of speech is recognizing?

Recognizing can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. recognizing is a verb, gerund of recognize (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does recognizing mean?

Definitions

Verb

recognize - perceive to be the same
recognize - be fully aware or cognizant of
recognize - show approval or appreciation of; "My work is not recognized by anybody!"; "The best student was recognized by the Dean"
recognize - exhibit recognition for (an antigen or a substrate)
recognize - express greetings upon meeting someone
recognize - 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"
recognize - accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority; "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"; "We do not recognize your gods"
recognize - express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for; "We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us"
recognize - grant credentials to; "The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution"; "recognize an academic degree"

Examples of recognizing

#   Sentence  
1. verb The art of recognizing matsutake mushrooms became my passion, culminating in my writing a book on it.
2. verb Can you tell me the art of recognizing matsutake mushrooms?
3. verb I do so recognizing that change cannot happen overnight.
4. verb Of course, recognizing our common humanity is only the beginning of our task.
5. verb Repeating a mistake without recognizing it as one, is the biggest mistake of all.
6. verb Forensic linguists, recognizing that no two people use language in exactly the same way, will examine the idiolect of an extortion letter to determine authorship.
7. verb Tom walked right past Mary without recognizing her.
8. verb In responding to requests under the FOIA, executive branch agencies should act promptly and in a spirit of cooperation, recognizing that such agencies are servants of the public.
9. verb Vegans are people who avoid products from animal sources or products tested on animals in an effort to avoid harming animals. Freegans take this a step further by recognizing that in a complex, industrial, mass-production economy driven by profit, abuses of humans, animals, and the earth abound at all levels of production (from acquisition to raw materials to production to transportation) and in just about every product we buy.
10. verb By "nationalism" I mean first of all the habit of assuming that human beings can be classified like insects and that whole blocks of millions or tens of millions of people can be confidently labelled "good" or "bad." But secondly — and this is much more important — I mean the habit of identifying oneself with a single nation or other unit, placing it beyond good and evil and recognizing no other duty than that of advancing its interests.
11. verb The first step in solving any problem is recognizing there is one.
12. verb The human mind is good at recognizing patterns.
13. verb Halvorsen’s superiors, recognizing the impact his candy drops were having on the morale of those in blockaded Berlin, eventually supported his initiative that ultimately delivered tons of candy and chocolate.
14. verb Recognizing the threat, the government has pledged support for the country's small- and medium-sized businesses, including a deferral of pension, health and housing payments, and promises to lower rents.
15. verb We do not recognize your gods.
Sentence  
verb
The art of recognizing matsutake mushrooms became my passion, culminating in my writing a book on it.
Can you tell me the art of recognizing matsutake mushrooms?
I do so recognizing that change cannot happen overnight.
Of course, recognizing our common humanity is only the beginning of our task.
Repeating a mistake without recognizing it as one, is the biggest mistake of all.
Forensic linguists, recognizing that no two people use language in exactly the same way, will examine the idiolect of an extortion letter to determine authorship.
Tom walked right past Mary without recognizing her.
In responding to requests under the FOIA, executive branch agencies should act promptly and in a spirit of cooperation, recognizing that such agencies are servants of the public.
Vegans are people who avoid products from animal sources or products tested on animals in an effort to avoid harming animals. Freegans take this a step further by recognizing that in a complex, industrial, mass-production economy driven by profit, abuses of humans, animals, and the earth abound at all levels of production (from acquisition to raw materials to production to transportation) and in just about every product we buy.
By "nationalism" I mean first of all the habit of assuming that human beings can be classified like insects and that whole blocks of millions or tens of millions of people can be confidently labelled "good" or "bad." But secondly — and this is much more important — I mean the habit of identifying oneself with a single nation or other unit, placing it beyond good and evil and recognizing no other duty than that of advancing its interests.
The first step in solving any problem is recognizing there is one.
The human mind is good at recognizing patterns.
Halvorsen’s superiors, recognizing the impact his candy drops were having on the morale of those in blockaded Berlin, eventually supported his initiative that ultimately delivered tons of candy and chocolate.
Recognizing the threat, the government has pledged support for the country's small- and medium-sized businesses, including a deferral of pension, health and housing payments, and promises to lower rents.
We do not recognize your gods.

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