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recognised
  1. Notable; distinguished; honoured. alt. Notable; distinguished; honoured. v

  2. (en-past of: recognise)

WordNet
recognised
  1. adj. provided with a secure reputation; "a recognized authority" [syn: recognized]

  2. generally approved or compelling recognition; "several accepted techniques for treating the condition"; "his recognized superiority in this kind of work" [syn: accepted, recognized]

Usage examples of "recognised".

I sat as far from them as possible, partly to avoid being recognised, but also so they should not see my hands were shaking uncontrollably.

My ideal was to collect all the replies from the post office at one time to minimise the risk of being recognised, though this meant delaying my visit as long as possible.

In truth I suppose I wished to exorcise the fear of being recognised, but any intention of finding another girl was far from my thoughts.

On other occasions I might have walked, but I was tired and there was the risk of being recognised after what happened with Rachel.

Just at the door she saw a face that she recognised, but a feeling of faintness was creeping upon her, and she could think of nothing but the desire to breathe fresh air.

And before he had gone far he recognised a figure that walked just ahead of him.

Softly she began to descend the stairs, and at length recognised the door of the drawing-room.

Could he discern the flash of joy which passed over her face as she recognised him?

It needed only a word of admonition to Paula, and she at once recognised how improper it would be to hold further relations with so unprincipled a man.

He stumped on, fancying that he recognised this and that object, and at length knew that he had reached Westminster Bridge Road, The joy of drawing near home supported him.

There was a dread in her mind at waking, and in a few moments she recognised it.

In one of the four passengers that alighted from the train, he recognised his father.

When he recognised Magnus, however, he got up, though careful to give evidence of the most poignant discomfort.

She recognised the colossal indifference of nature, not hostile, even kindly and friendly, so long as the human ant-swarm was submissive, working with it, hurrying along at its side in the mysterious march of the centuries.

The crowd around the great, wide-open main door of the barn had somewhat thinned out and in the few groups that still remained there he had suddenly recognised Mr.