"distinguish" meaning in English

See distinguish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/ Audio: en-us-distinguish.ogg Forms: distinguishes [present, singular, third-person], distinguishing [participle, present], distinguished [participle, past], distinguished [past]
enPR: dĭ-stĭngʹgwĭsh Rhymes: -ɪŋɡwɪʃ Etymology: From Middle English distingwen, from Old French distinguer, from Latin distinguere (“to separate, divide, distinguish, set off, adorn, literally mark off”), from di-, dis- (“apart”) + stinguere, related to English stink. Compare extinguish. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|distingwen}} Middle English distingwen, {{der|en|fro|distinguer}} Old French distinguer, {{der|en|la|distinguo|distinguere|to separate, divide, distinguish, set off, adorn, literally mark off}} Latin distinguere (“to separate, divide, distinguish, set off, adorn, literally mark off”), {{cog|en|stink}} English stink Head templates: {{en-verb}} distinguish (third-person singular simple present distinguishes, present participle distinguishing, simple past and past participle distinguished)
  1. To recognize someone or something as different from others based on its characteristics. Synonyms: differentiate, discriminate, tell apart Translations (to see someone or something as different from others): διακρίνω (diakrínō) (Ancient Greek), զանազանել (zanazanel) (Armenian), distinguir (Asturian), различа́вам (različávam) (Bulgarian), distingir (Catalan), 區別 (Chinese Mandarin), 区别 (qūbié) (Chinese Mandarin), 辨別 (Chinese Mandarin), 辨别 (biànbié) (Chinese Mandarin), rozlišit (Czech), rozeznat (Czech), distenguar (Dalmatian), onderscheiden (Dutch), s-T:n-T14-G41 (sṯn) (Egyptian), distingi (Esperanto), erottaa (Finnish), distinguer (French), distinguir (Galician), განსხვავება (gansxvaveba) (Georgian), unterscheiden (German), ξεχωρίζω (xechorízo) (Greek), διακρίνω (diakríno) (Greek), הבחין (hivkhín) (Hebrew), megkülönböztet (Hungarian), greina (Icelandic), eroittaa (Ingrian), distinguere (Italian), discernere (Italian), 区別する (kubetsu-suru) (alt: くべつする) (Japanese), 구별하다 (gubyeolhada) (Korean), internoscō (Latin), distinguō (Latin), dignoscō (Latin), dice (Neapolitan), छुट्ट्याउनु (chuṭṭyāunu) (Nepali), distîndgi (Norman), distinguir (Occitan), diferenciar (Occitan), greina (Old Norse), rozróżniać [imperfective] (Polish), rozróżnić [perfective] (Polish), distinguir (Portuguese), distinge (english: se) (Romanian), различа́ть (različátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), различи́ть (različítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), वेवेक्ति (vevekti) (Sanskrit), распознати [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), raspoznati [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), distinguir (Spanish), urskilja (Swedish), ayırt etmek (Turkish), ayırmak (Turkish), seçmek (Turkish), temyiz etmek (Turkish), розрізня́ти (rozriznjáty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), розрізни́ти (rozriznýty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), відрізня́ти (vidriznjáty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), відрізни́ти (vidriznýty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), phân biệt (Vietnamese)
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  2. To see someone or something clearly or distinctly. Synonyms: discern, make out Translations (to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out): отлича́вам (otličávam) (Bulgarian), distingir (Catalan), tunnistaa (Finnish), distinguer (French), erkennen (German), διακρίνω (diakríno) (Greek), 感知する (kanchi-suru) (alt: かんちする) (Japanese), distîndgi (Norman), distinge (Romanian), recunoaște (Romanian), отлича́ть (otličátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), отличи́ть (otličítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), распознава́ть (raspoznavátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), распозна́ть (raspoznátʹ) [perfective] (Russian), eadar-dhealaich (Scottish Gaelic), разазнати [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), razaznati [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), відрізня́ти (vidriznjáty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), відрізни́ти (vidriznýty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), розпізнава́ти (rozpiznaváty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), розпізна́ти (rozpiznáty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), nhận ra (Vietnamese)
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  3. (transitive, reflexive) To make noticeably different or better from others through accomplishments. Tags: reflexive, transitive Translations (to make oneself noticeably different): erottua (Finnish), erottua joukosta (Finnish), distinguer (english: se) (French), sich auszeichnen (German), διακρίνομαι (diakrínomai) (Greek), distinguersi (Italian), 目立つ (medatsu) (alt: めだつ) (Japanese), s'distîndgi (Norman), отлича́ться (otličátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), отличи́ться (otličítʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), comharraich (Scottish Gaelic), utmärka (Swedish), відзнача́тися (vidznačátysja) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), відзна́чи́тися (vidznáčýtysja) [perfective] (Ukrainian)
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  4. To confer an honor upon. Translations (to give an honor): utmärka (Swedish), відзнача́ти (vidznačáty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), відзна́чи́ти (vidznáčýty) [perfective] (Ukrainian)
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  5. (transitive, obsolete) To make to differ. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-distinguish-en-verb-KX7U5INk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: distinguished, distinguishable, distinguishing, distinguishness, undistinguishing Related terms: contradistinguish, distinct, distinction, distinctive, extinguish

Inflected forms

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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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          "roman": "biànbié",
          "sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
          "word": "辨别"
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        {
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
          "word": "rozlišit"
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          "_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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        {
          "_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
          "code": "dlm",
          "lang": "Dalmatian",
          "sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
          "word": "distenguar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
          "word": "onderscheiden"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
          "code": "egy",
          "lang": "Egyptian",
          "roman": "sṯn",
          "sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
          "word": "distingi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
          "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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
          "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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        {
          "_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "xechorízo",
          "sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
          "word": "ξεχωρίζω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "diakríno",
          "sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
          "word": "διακρίνω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "44 20 28 1 7",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "diakrínō",
          "sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
          "word": "διακρίνω"
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        {
          "_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"
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        {
          "_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"
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        {
          "_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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          "_dis1": "11 77 7 1 3",
          "code": "bg",
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          "roman": "otličávam",
          "sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
          "word": "отлича́вам"
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          "_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"
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        {
          "_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"
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          "_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"
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          "_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",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "diakríno",
          "sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
          "word": "διακρίνω"
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        {
          "_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"
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        {
          "_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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        {
          "_dis1": "11 77 7 1 3",
          "code": "ro",
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          "sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
          "word": "distinge"
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        {
          "_dis1": "11 77 7 1 3",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
          "word": "recunoaște"
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        {
          "_dis1": "11 77 7 1 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "otličátʹ",
          "sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "отлича́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 77 7 1 3",
          "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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 77 7 1 3",
          "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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        {
          "_dis1": "11 77 7 1 3",
          "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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          "_dis1": "11 77 7 1 3",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "разазнати"
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        {
          "_dis1": "11 77 7 1 3",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "razaznati"
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        {
          "_dis1": "11 77 7 1 3",
          "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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        {
          "_dis1": "11 77 7 1 3",
          "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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        {
          "_dis1": "11 77 7 1 3",
          "code": "uk",
          "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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        {
          "_dis1": "11 77 7 1 3",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "rozpiznáty",
          "sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "розпізна́ти"
        },
        {
          "_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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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "to make oneself noticeably different",
          "word": "erottua"
        },
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          "_dis1": "26 6 48 0 20",
          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "to make oneself noticeably different",
          "word": "erottua joukosta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 6 48 0 20",
          "code": "fr",
          "english": "se",
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          "sense": "to make oneself noticeably different",
          "word": "distinguer"
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          "_dis1": "26 6 48 0 20",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to make oneself noticeably different",
          "word": "sich auszeichnen"
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          "_dis1": "26 6 48 0 20",
          "code": "el",
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          "roman": "diakrínomai",
          "sense": "to make oneself noticeably different",
          "word": "διακρίνομαι"
        },
        {
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
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          "word": "distinguersi"
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          "alt": "めだつ",
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          "sense": "to make oneself noticeably different",
          "word": "目立つ"
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        {
          "_dis1": "26 6 48 0 20",
          "code": "nrf",
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          "sense": "to make oneself noticeably different",
          "word": "s'distîndgi"
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      "sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
      "word": "զանազանել"
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      "sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
      "word": "distinguir"
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      "sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
      "word": "различа́вам"
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      "word": "distingir"
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      "sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
      "word": "區別"
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      "sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
      "word": "区别"
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      "word": "distenguar"
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      "word": "onderscheiden"
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      "sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
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      "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"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
      "word": "distinguer"
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      "code": "gl",
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      "sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
      "word": "distinguir"
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      "code": "ka",
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      "roman": "gansxvaveba",
      "sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
      "word": "განსხვავება"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
      "word": "unterscheiden"
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      "sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
      "word": "ξεχωρίζω"
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      "word": "διακρίνω"
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      "word": "διακρίνω"
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      "code": "he",
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      "sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
      "word": "הבחין"
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      "word": "megkülönböztet"
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      "code": "is",
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      "sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
      "word": "greina"
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      "code": "izh",
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      "sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
      "word": "eroittaa"
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      "sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
      "word": "distinguere"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
      "word": "discernere"
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      "alt": "くべつする",
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      "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"
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
      "word": "internoscō"
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      "sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
      "word": "distinguō"
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      "word": "dignoscō"
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      "code": "nap",
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      "sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
      "word": "dice"
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      "code": "ne",
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      "roman": "chuṭṭyāunu",
      "sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
      "word": "छुट्ट्याउनु"
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      "code": "nrf",
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      "word": "distîndgi"
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      "code": "oc",
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      "sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
      "word": "distinguir"
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    {
      "code": "oc",
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      "sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
      "word": "diferenciar"
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      "code": "non",
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      "sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
      "word": "greina"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "rozróżniać"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "rozróżnić"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
      "word": "distinguir"
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      "code": "ro",
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      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
      "word": "distinge"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "različátʹ",
      "sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
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      "word": "различа́ть"
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      "roman": "različítʹ",
      "sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "различи́ть"
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    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "vevekti",
      "sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
      "word": "वेवेक्ति"
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    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "распознати"
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    {
      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "raspoznati"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
      "word": "distinguir"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
      "word": "urskilja"
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    {
      "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"
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    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "rozriznjáty",
      "sense": "to see someone or something as different from others",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "розрізня́ти"
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      "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"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "diakríno",
      "sense": "to see someone or something clearly or distinctly — see also discern, make out",
      "word": "διακρίνω"
    },
    {
      "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": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "diakrínomai",
      "sense": "to make oneself noticeably different",
      "word": "διακρίνομαι"
    },
    {
      "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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