Definition: 1. Mark as different. 2. Detect with the senses. 3. Be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense. 4. Make conspicuous or noteworthy. 5. Identify as in botany or biology, for example.
Use 'distinguish' in a sentence:
1. In spite of the fog the crew can distinguish the coastline fairly well.
2. Could he distinguish right from wrong?
3. There is something about music that distinguishes it from all other art forms.
4. When it comes to fire, you need to distinguish the root of the fire and find out security exits.
5. The bird has no distinguishing features.
6. The latest research will help astronomers distinguish between the two sources of methane in their search for extraterrestrial life.
7. What was it that distinguished her from her classmates?
8. In conducting research on cultural and ethnic minority issues, investigators distinguish between the emic approach and the etic approach.
9. The medal bears the inscription 'For distinguished service'.
10. It was hard to distinguish one twin from the other.
11. He could no longer distinguish between illusion and reality.
12. They can distinguish a happy tune from a sad one.
13. The fundamental problem lies in their inability to distinguish between reality and invention.
14. The researchers' experiment was intended to distinguish effects of memory in learning different languages.
15. She did not know what it was, because at first, she could scarcely distinguish it from the wind itself.
16. His definition is more intricate than Berger's, citing those five features that distinguish migration from other forms of movement.
17. Plants are also able to distinguish between specific wavelengths of light that the human eye cannot even see!
18. How do we distinguish progress from good progress?
19. To make a wise selection, you should know how to distinguish among three kinds of print dictionaries: pocket, desk, and unabridged.
20. People who cannot distinguish between colors are said to be color-blinded.
21. She was no longer able to distinguish between imagination and reality.
22. He was the progenitor of a family of distinguished actors.
23. Native speakers can distinguish between grammatical and ungrammatical sentences even when they have never heard particular combinations before.
24. For example, these robots will be able to distinguish when someone is happy or sad.
25. Importantly, our commonly held feelings about smells can help distinguish us from other cultures.
26. There were cries, calls. He could distinguish voices.
27. Research suggests that babies learn to see by distinguishing between areas of light and dark.
28. I could not distinguish her words, but she sounded agitated.
29. They can even distinguish their mother's voice from that of a female stranger.
30. Flying Foxes not only see well during daylight, but can also distinguish colors.
31. He was about six feet tall, with no distinguishing marks.
32. She has already distinguished herself as an athlete.
33. Over the next few years he distinguished himself as a leading constitutional scholar.
34. It is common to distinguish between personal and social ethics.
35. It takes more than a brief encounter on a bus to distinguish between courteous convention and individual interest.
36. With the Revolutionary War dominating these years, how does one distinguish class conflict within that larger conflict?
37. There are a number of distinguishing characteristics by which you can identify a Hollywood epic.
38. She could not distinguish the make of the car in the fading light.
39. Phillip says it's important to distinguish between "person praise" and "process praise".
40. He has that je ne sais quoi that distinguishes a professional from an amateur.
41. Without numbers, healthy human adults struggle to precisely distinguish and recall quantities as low as four.
42. He had a very distinguished career in the Foreign Office.
43. We can distinguish one kind of substance from another by its properties.
44. He was the most distinguished scholar in his field.
45. I think grey hair makes you look very distinguished.
46. His mother, whose influence on his development was outstanding, came of a distinguished American family.
47. Generally, there is uncertainty as to whether very young children can distinguish between fantasy and reality in advertising.
48. Sometimes reality and fantasy are hard to distinguish.
49. The male bird is distinguished from the female by its red beak.
50. One useful way is to distinguish between three degrees of poverty—extreme poverty, moderate poverty, and relative poverty.
51. Language is something which fundamentally distinguishes humans from animals.
52. His sudden decision to retire brought down the curtain on a distinguished career.
53. The curtain has fallen on her long and distinguished career.
54. It's important to distinguish fact from fiction.
