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"ref": "1922, De Lacy O'Leary, Arabic Thought and Its Place in History",
"text": "It had begun to take a leading place even in the days of the Ptolemies, and in scientific, as distinguished from purely literary work, it had assumed a position of primary importance early in the Christian era.",
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{
"ref": "2012 March-April, Jeremy Bernstein, “A Palette of Particles”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 146",
"text": "The physics of elementary particles in the 20th century was distinguished by the observation of particles whose existence had been predicted by theorists sometimes decades earlier.",
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{
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "zanazanel",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "զանազանել"
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{
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"code": "ast",
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"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "distinguir"
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "različávam",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "различа́вам"
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{
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"code": "ca",
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"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "distingir"
},
{
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "區別"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "qūbié",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "区别"
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"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "辨別"
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"roman": "biànbié",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "rozlišit"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "rozeznat"
},
{
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"code": "dlm",
"lang": "Dalmatian",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "distenguar"
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"code": "nl",
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"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "onderscheiden"
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"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "distingi"
},
{
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "erottaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "distinguer"
},
{
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "distinguir"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "gansxvaveba",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "განსხვავება"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "unterscheiden"
},
{
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"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "diakrínō",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "διακρίνω"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "hivkhín",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "הבחין"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "megkülönböztet"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "greina"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "eroittaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "distinguere"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "discernere"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
"alt": "くべつする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kubetsu-suru",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "区別する"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "gubyeolhada",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "구별하다"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "internoscō"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "distinguō"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "dignoscō"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
"code": "nap",
"lang": "Neapolitan",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "dice"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
"code": "ne",
"lang": "Nepali",
"roman": "chuṭṭyāunu",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "छुट्ट्याउनु"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "distîndgi"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "distinguir"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "diferenciar"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
"code": "non",
"lang": "Old Norse",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "greina"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "rozróżniać"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "rozróżnić"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "distinguir"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
"code": "ro",
"english": "se",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "distinge"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "različátʹ",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "различа́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "različítʹ",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "различи́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "vevekti",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "वेवेक्ति"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "распознати"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"word": "raspoznati"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "distinguir"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "urskilja"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "ayırt etmek"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "ayırmak"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "seçmek"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "temyiz etmek"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "rozriznjáty",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "розрізня́ти"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "rozriznýty",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "розрізни́ти"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vidriznjáty",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "відрізня́ти"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vidriznýty",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "відрізни́ти"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "phân biệt"
}
]
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"To see someone or something clearly or distinctly."
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"word": "make out"
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"_dis1": "11 77 7 1 3",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "otličávam",
"sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
"word": "отлича́вам"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 77 7 1 3",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
"word": "distingir"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 77 7 1 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
"word": "tunnistaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 77 7 1 3",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
"word": "distinguer"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 77 7 1 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
"word": "erkennen"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 77 7 1 3",
"alt": "かんちする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kanchi-suru",
"sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
"word": "感知する"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 77 7 1 3",
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
"word": "distîndgi"
},
{
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
"word": "distinge"
},
{
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
"word": "recunoaște"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otličátʹ",
"sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "отлича́ть"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otličítʹ",
"sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "отличи́ть"
},
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"_dis1": "11 77 7 1 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "raspoznavátʹ",
"sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "распознава́ть"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "raspoznátʹ",
"sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "распозна́ть"
},
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"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
"word": "eadar-dhealaich"
},
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"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "разазнати"
},
{
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"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"word": "razaznati"
},
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vidriznjáty",
"sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "відрізня́ти"
},
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vidriznýty",
"sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "відрізни́ти"
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"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "rozpiznaváty",
"sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "розпізнава́ти"
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"roman": "rozpiznáty",
"sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
"tags": [
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"_dis1": "11 77 7 1 3",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
"word": "nhận ra"
}
]
},
{
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"examples": [
{
"text": "The soldier distinguished himself in combat and received a medal.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "1784: William Jones, The Description and Use of a New Portable Orrery, &c., PREFACE\nTHE favourable reception the Orrery has met with from Perſons of the firſt diſtinction, and from Gentlemen and Ladies in general, has induced me to add to it ſeveral new improvements in order to give it a degree of Perfection; and diſtinguiſh it from others; which by Piracy, or Imitation, may be introduced to the Public."
}
],
"glosses": [
"To make noticeably different or better from others through accomplishments."
],
"id": "en-distinguish-en-verb-aKuw6gT6",
"links": [
[
"noticeably",
"noticeably"
],
[
"better",
"better"
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[
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"accomplishment"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive, reflexive) To make noticeably different or better from others through accomplishments."
],
"tags": [
"reflexive",
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "26 6 48 0 20",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make oneself noticeably different",
"word": "erottua"
},
{
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
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"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "zanazanel",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "զանազանել"
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{
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "distinguir"
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{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "različávam",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "различа́вам"
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{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "distingir"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "區別"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "qūbié",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "区别"
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{
"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
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{
"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "biànbié",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "辨别"
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{
"code": "cs",
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"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "rozlišit"
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{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "rozeznat"
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{
"code": "dlm",
"lang": "Dalmatian",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "distenguar"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "onderscheiden"
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{
"code": "egy",
"lang": "Egyptian",
"roman": "sṯn",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
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{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "distingi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "erottaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "distinguer"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "distinguir"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "gansxvaveba",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "განსხვავება"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "unterscheiden"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "diakrínō",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "διακρίνω"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "hivkhín",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "הבחין"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "megkülönböztet"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "greina"
},
{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "eroittaa"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "distinguere"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "discernere"
},
{
"alt": "くべつする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kubetsu-suru",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "区別する"
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{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "gubyeolhada",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "구별하다"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "internoscō"
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{
"code": "la",
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"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "distinguō"
},
{
"code": "la",
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"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "dignoscō"
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{
"code": "nap",
"lang": "Neapolitan",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "dice"
},
{
"code": "ne",
"lang": "Nepali",
"roman": "chuṭṭyāunu",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "छुट्ट्याउनु"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "distîndgi"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "distinguir"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "diferenciar"
},
{
"code": "non",
"lang": "Old Norse",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "greina"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "rozróżniać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "rozróżnić"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "distinguir"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"english": "se",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "distinge"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "različátʹ",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "различа́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "različítʹ",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "различи́ть"
},
{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "vevekti",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "वेवेक्ति"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "распознати"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"word": "raspoznati"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "distinguir"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "urskilja"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "ayırt etmek"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "ayırmak"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "seçmek"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "temyiz etmek"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "rozriznjáty",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "розрізня́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "rozriznýty",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "розрізни́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vidriznjáty",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "відрізня́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vidriznýty",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "відрізни́ти"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
"word": "phân biệt"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "otličávam",
"sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
"word": "отлича́вам"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
"word": "distingir"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
"word": "tunnistaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
"word": "distinguer"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
"word": "erkennen"
},
{
"alt": "かんちする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kanchi-suru",
"sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
"word": "感知する"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
"word": "distîndgi"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
"word": "distinge"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
"word": "recunoaște"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otličátʹ",
"sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "отлича́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otličítʹ",
"sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "отличи́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "raspoznavátʹ",
"sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "распознава́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "raspoznátʹ",
"sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "распозна́ть"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
"word": "eadar-dhealaich"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "разазнати"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"word": "razaznati"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vidriznjáty",
"sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "відрізня́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vidriznýty",
"sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "відрізни́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "rozpiznaváty",
"sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "розпізнава́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "rozpiznáty",
"sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "розпізна́ти"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
"word": "nhận ra"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make oneself noticeably different",
"word": "erottua"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make oneself noticeably different",
"word": "erottua joukosta"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"english": "se",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to make oneself noticeably different",
"word": "distinguer"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make oneself noticeably different",
"word": "sich auszeichnen"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make oneself noticeably different",
"word": "distinguersi"
},
{
"alt": "めだつ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "medatsu",
"sense": "to make oneself noticeably different",
"word": "目立つ"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "to make oneself noticeably different",
"word": "s'distîndgi"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otličátʹsja",
"sense": "to make oneself noticeably different",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "отлича́ться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otličítʹsja",
"sense": "to make oneself noticeably different",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "отличи́ться"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to make oneself noticeably different",
"word": "comharraich"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to make oneself noticeably different",
"word": "utmärka"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vidznačátysja",
"sense": "to make oneself noticeably different",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "відзнача́тися"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vidznáčýtysja",
"sense": "to make oneself noticeably different",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "відзна́чи́тися"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to give an honor",
"word": "utmärka"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vidznačáty",
"sense": "to give an honor",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "відзнача́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vidznáčýty",
"sense": "to give an honor",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "відзна́чи́ти"
}
],
"word": "distinguish"
}
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