Hear and Recognize

Hear

Hear verb - To come to an awareness of.

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Recognize and hear are semantically related in know topic. In some cases you can use "Recognize" instead a verb "Hear", when it comes to topics like find out.

Nearby Words: heart, hearing, heard, hearer

Recognize

Recognize verb - To have a clear idea of.

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Antonyms for Recognize

Hear and recognize are semantically related in know topic. Sometimes you can use "Hear" instead a verb "Recognize", if it concerns topics such as find out.

Nearby Words: recognise, recognition, recognized, recognised, recognizable

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Common collocations

people	hear people	recognize people
word	hear word	recognize word
name	hear name	recognize name
someone	hear someone	recognize someone
Other words: time, theme, music, voice, version, song, voices.

Both words in one sentence

Isstvan's name from Skeeve's perspective; Aahz doesn't recognize it the first time Skeeve says it, even though Skeeve can't hear any difference in the way Aahz pronounces it.

Source: Literature / Myth Adventures
Dooku: We don't recognize the Republic here, senator, but if Naboo were to join our alliance, I could easily hear your plea.

Source: It Is Beyond Saving
Forgotten Theme Tune Lyrics: Once you hear them sing "Turkey In The Straw", you'll recognize the tune that's always been instrumental in older cartoons such as Looney Tunes.

Source: Music / The Wiggles

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