Reconocer

[AnnieM]

reconocer
reh-koh-noh-sehr

to recognize; to admit

1.  Hoy me encontré a Juan en la librería, pero al principio no lo reconocí; ha ganado mucho peso.

I ran into Juan today at the bookstore, but at first I didn't recognize him; he's gained a lot of weight.

2.  Antes de dimitir su cargo, el presidente de la empresa reconoció haber cometido ciertos errores y pidió perdón.

Before resigning, the president of the company admitted he had made certain mistakes and asked forgiveness.