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Definition of recognize somethin'

recognize

verb - ambitransitive

  • to understand, comprehend.
    Yo foo, you betta recognize!

    Last edited on Apr 19 2013. Submitted by Geoff from Princeton, NJ, USA on Feb 18 2000.

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