recognize symptoms

/ˈrekəɡnaɪz ˈsɪmptəmz/

verb phrase

  1. to notice or identify signs that show an illness or problem is present

    B1

    transitive; often followed by 'of' + conditionneutral

    • "She learned to recognize symptoms of a cold."A2
    • "It can be hard to recognize symptoms when they are mild."B1
    • "Public health campaigns help people recognize symptoms and get tested early."B2

Collocations

recognize the signsearly symptomscommon symptomsrecognize symptoms of an illness

Word family

recognitionrecognizablesymptomsymptomatic