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To notice or recognize something or someone

notice

verb

to become conscious of someone or something by seeing, hearing, or feeling them

recognize

verb

to know who the person is or what the thing is that you are seeing, hearing etc because you have seen, heard etc them before

observe

verb

to notice someone doing something, or to notice something happening

identify

verb

to recognize someone and be able to say who they are

spot

verb

to notice someone or something

detect

verb

to notice something, especially when it is not obvious

discern

verb

to notice something, especially after thinking about it carefully or studying it

tell

verb

to recognize something as a result of knowledge, experience, or evidence

tell apart

to recognize the difference between two people or things that are very similar

recognition

noun

the ability to recognize a person or thing

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