Know - Recognize - Name - Make sb/sth out
These words all mean to be able to see or hear sb/sth and especially to be able to say who or what they are.
Identify to be able to say who or what sb/sth is: She was able to identify her attacker.
Know to be able to say who or what sth is when you see or hear it because you have seen or heard it before Know is used especially to talk about sounds that seem familiar and when sb recognizes the quality or opportunity that sb/sth represents: I couldn’t see who was speaking, but I knew the voice. | She knows a bargain when she sees one.
Recognize to know who sb is or what sth is when you see or hear them/it, because you have seen or heard them/ it before: I recognized him as soon as he came in the room.
Name to say the name of sb/sth in order to show that you know who/what they are: The victim has not yet been named.
Make sb/sth out to manage to see or hear sb/sth that is not very clear: I could just make out a figure in the darkness.
PATTERNS
*to identify/know/recognize sb/sth by sth
*to identify/recognize/name sb/sth as sb/sth
*to identify/know/recognize/make out who/what/how...
*to easily/barely/just identify/recognize/make out sb/ sth
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