- recognition
- noun1 remembering/identifying sb/sthADJECTIVE▪ immediate, instant▪ early, prompt▪
the early recognition of a disease
▪ dawning▪ brand, name▪One of the main goals of marketing is name recognition.
▪ word▪a test of children's word recognition
▪ character, face, fingerprint, handwriting, speech, text, voice▪ automatic, computer▪the automatic recognition of handwriting by computer
… OF RECOGNITION▪ flicker, sign▪She stared directly at the witness but he did not show a flicker of recognition (= he did not show that he recognized her).
VERB + RECOGNITION▪ show▪ avoid▪He pulled the hood of his cloak over his head to avoid recognition.
▪ allow, facilitate▪The monitoring system allows recognition of pollution hot spots.
RECOGNITION + VERB▪ dawn▪Recognition slowly dawned, and I remembered her from my college days.
RECOGNITION + NOUN▪ software, system, technologyPREPOSITION▪ beyond (all) recognition (figurative)▪Many of those interviewed said their job had changed beyond recognition (= changed completely) over the past five years.
▪ out of (all) recognition (figurative)▪The equipment and methods of production have improved out of all recognition (= greatly improved).
▪ without recognition▪He looked up, glanced at them without recognition, and went on his way.
PHRASES▪ recognition in sb's eyes▪There was no recognition in his eyes (= he did not look as if he recognized her).
2 accepting that sth exists/is true; public praise/rewardADJECTIVE▪ full▪ special▪The judges selected three projects for special recognition.
▪ appropriate, due, proper, well-deserved▪ insufficient▪ greater, growing, increasing▪There needs to be a greater recognition of corporate crime as a social problem.
▪ clear, explicit, overt▪ implicit▪ apparent▪ positive▪ equal▪equal recognition for the work women do
▪ mutual▪ immediate, instant▪ belated, overdue▪The award is being made in belated recognition of her services to the industry.
▪Recognition of his talent was long overdue.
▪ individual, personal▪personal recognition for your achievements
▪ general, universal, wide, widespread▪The young talent at the club deserves wider recognition.
▪ international, national, worldwide▪ public, social▪ professional▪ diplomatic▪ formal, legal, legislative, official▪ federal, government, state▪ de facto▪Twelve states have accorded de facto recognition to the new regime.
VERB + RECOGNITION▪ achieve, attain, earn sb, gain, garner (esp. AmE), get, obtain, receive, win▪His recitals have earned him recognition as a talented performer.
▪ deserve, merit▪ require▪Both of these perspectives are valid and require recognition.
▪ imply▪They claim that signature of the peace accord did not imply recognition of the state's sovereignty.
▪ ask for, call for, demand, request, seek▪ apply for▪ qualify for▪to qualify for UN recognition as an International Biosphere Reserve
▪ accord sb/sth, give sb/sth, grant sb/sth▪ deny sb/sth, refuse sb/sthRECOGNITION + VERB▪ come▪Official recognition of the change came fast.
PREPOSITION▪ in recognition of▪an award in recognition of his outstanding work
▪ without recognition▪She has worked actively but without recognition.
▪ recognition as▪a country that has long sought recognition as a major power
▪ recognition by, recognition from▪recognition by his superiors of the service he had performed
▪ recognition for▪They received recognition for their 20-year commitment to safety at sea.
PHRASES▪ a lack of recognition▪ recognition of the importance of sth, recognition of the need for sth▪ a struggle for recognition
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recognition — rec·og·ni·tion /ˌre kəg ni shən/ n 1: the act, process, or fact of recognizing 2: the state of being recognized Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
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recognition — recognition, identification, assimilation, apperception are comparable when they designate a form of cognition which relates a perception of something new to knowledge already acquired. Recognition implies that the thing now perceived (as by… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
recognition — recognition; un·recognition; … English syllables
recognition — [n1] identification, acknowledgment acceptance, acknowledging, admission, allowance, apperception, appreciation, apprehending, assimilation, avowal, awareness, cognizance, concession, confession, consciousness, detection, discovery, double take* … New thesaurus
recognition — ► NOUN 1) the action of recognizing or the process of being recognized. 2) appreciation or acknowledgement. 3) (also diplomatic recognition) formal acknowledgement by a country that another political entity fulfils the conditions of statehood … English terms dictionary
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