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to be able to tell what something is (and often to know its name), as in He immediately identified/recognized it as a monarch butterfly.

INTO JAPANESE

彼はすぐにそれをオオカバマダラとして識別/認識した.

BACK INTO ENGLISH

He immediately identified/recognized it as a monarch butterfly.

INTO JAPANESE

彼はすぐにそれをオオカバマダラと識別/認識しました。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

He immediately identified/recognized it as a monarch butterfly.