Distinguishing - English meaning

verb

Arrest (someone) for a crime.

Usage examples:

A warrant was issued but he has not been apprehended

verb

Anticipate with dread or anxiety

verb

To catch and put a person under police control; to arrest

Usage examples:

Last night police apprehended the suspect.

verb

Catch sight of.

Usage examples:

She descried two figures

verb

To see or notice something or someone

Usage examples:

Miss bates, passing near the window, descried mr knightley on horseback not far off.

verb

Discover or identify the presence or existence of.

Usage examples:

Cancer may soon be detected in its earliest stages

verb

Discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

verb

To notice something that is partly hidden or not clear or to discover something, esp. using a special method

Usage examples:

Some sounds cannot be detected by the human ear., x-ray procedures can detect a tumor when it is st…

verb

Cause (something) to occur in a particular way or to have a particular nature.

Usage examples:

It will be her mental attitude that determines her future

verb

Find out or learn with certainty, as by making an inquiry

verb

To control or influence directly; to decide

Usage examples:

[ t ] we should be allowed to determine our own future., [ t ] eye color is genetically determined.…

verb

Recognize or ascertain what makes (someone or something) different.

Usage examples:

Children can differentiate the past from the present

verb

To show or find the difference between one thing and another, or between things that are compared

Usage examples:

[ t ] what differentiates wheat from other crops is that it is almost exclusively used as a food pr…

verb

To show how a product or company is different from other similar ones and what its advantages are, especially in order to attract a particular group of consumers

Usage examples:

Differentiate sth from sth the company wanted a website that would differentiate them from their co…

verb

Recognize a distinction; differentiate.

Usage examples:

Babies can discriminate between different facial expressions

verb

To treat a person or particular group of people differently and esp. unfairly, in a way that is worse than the way people are usually treated

Usage examples:

It is illegal to discriminate on the basis of race, sex, national origin, or age., they argued that…

verb

To treat particular people, companies, or products differently from others, especially in an unfair way

Usage examples:

Under the law, the state must administer its programs in ways that do not discriminate against anyo…

verb

Catch sight of.

Usage examples:

She espied her daughter rounding the corner

verb

To suddenly or unexpectedly see something, especially something a long distance away

Usage examples:

She suddenly espied someone waving at her from the window.

noun

A momentary or partial view.

Usage examples:

She caught a glimpse of the ocean

verb

See or perceive briefly or partially.

Usage examples:

He glimpsed a figure standing in the shade

verb

Establish or indicate who or what (someone or something) is.

Usage examples:

The judge ordered that the girl should not be identified

verb

Recognize as being

verb

To recognize or be able to name someone or something, or to prove who or what someone or something is

Usage examples:

Small babies can identify their mothers., the police officer refused to identify himself.

noun

The fact of observing or paying attention to something.

Usage examples:

Their silence did not escape my notice

verb

Become aware of.

Usage examples:

He noticed the youths behaving suspiciously

verb

To see or become conscious of something or someone

Usage examples:

I noticed a crack in the ceiling., mary waved at the man but he didn't seem to notice., [ + (that) …

verb

Notice or perceive (something) and register it as being significant.

Usage examples:

She observed that all the chairs were already occupied

verb

Watch attentively

verb

Become aware or conscious of (something); come to realize or understand.

Usage examples:

His mouth fell open as he perceived the truth

verb

Become aware of through the senses

verb

To think of something in a particular way

Usage examples:

The way people perceive the real world is strongly influenced by the language they speak., in those…

verb

Identify (someone or something) from having encountered them before; know again.

Usage examples:

I recognized her when her wig fell off

verb

To know someone or something because you have seen or experienced that person or thing before

Usage examples:

I recognized my old high school teacher from the photograph., doctors are trained to recognize the …

verb

To know what something is because you have seen it before, or because you have heard or read about it

Usage examples:

Managers failed to recognize the symptoms as quickly as they should., more and more people are begi…

verb

Perceive with the eyes; discern visually.

Usage examples:

In the distance she could see the blue sea

noun

The place in which a cathedral church stands, identified as the seat of authority of a bishop or archbishop.

Usage examples:

He was elected to fill the vacant see

verb

Past of see1.

noun

A small round or roundish mark, differing in colour or texture from the surface around it.

Usage examples:

Ladybirds have black spots on their red wing covers

verb

Short for spotlight.

verb

A point located with respect to surface features of some region