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Definition of "recognition"

recognition

Từ điển Collocation

recognition noun

¹ remembering/identifying sb/sth

ADJ. immediate, instant | early the early recognition of a disease | dawning | character, face, handwriting, speech, text (computing) | automatic, computer the automatic recognition of handwriting by computer

QUANT. 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 The monitoring system allows recognition of pollution hot spots.

RECOGNITION + VERB dawn Recognition slowly dawned, ‘Oh, it's you Mrs Foster!’

RECOGNITION + NOUN software, system

PREP. beyond (all) ~ (figurative) Many of those interviewed said their job had changed beyond recognition (= changed completely) over the past five years. | out of (all) ~ (figurative) The equipment and methods of production have improved out of all recognition (= greatly improved). | without ~ 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/reward

ADJ. full | appropriate, due, proper | insufficient | greater, growing, increasing There needs to be a greater recognition of corporate crime as a social problem. | clear, explicit, overt | implicit | apparent | grudging | positive | equal equal recognition for the work women do | mutual | immediate, instant | belated The award is being made in belated recognition of her services to the industry. | 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 | de facto Twelve states have accorded de facto recognition to the new regime. | government

VERB + RECOGNITION achieve, earn sb, gain, get, obtain, receive, win His recitals have earned him recognition as a talented performer. | deserve | 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 | refuse sb/sth

RECOGNITION + VERB come Official recognition of the change came fast.

PREP. in ~ of an award in recognition of his outstanding work | without ~ She has worked actively but without recognition. | ~ as a country that has long sought recognition as a major power | ~ by/from recognition by his superiors of the service he had performed | ~ 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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Từ điển WordNet

n.

• the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged; acknowledgment, acknowledgement

  the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work

  she seems to avoid much in the way of recognition or acknowledgement of feminist work prior to her own

• the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering; identification

  a politician whose recall of names was as remarkable as his recognition of faces

  experimental psychologists measure the elapsed time from the onset of the stimulus to its recognition by the observer

• approval; credit

  give her recognition for trying

  he was given credit for his work

  give her credit for trying

  the credits were given at the end of the film

• coming to understand something clearly and distinctly; realization, realisation

  a growing realization of the risk involved

  a sudden recognition of the problem he faced

  increasing recognition that diabetes frequently coexists with other chronic diseases

• (biology) the ability of one molecule to attach to another molecule that has a complementary shape

  molecular recognition drives all of biology, for instance, hormone and receptor or antibody-antigen interactions or the organization of molecules into larger biologically active entities

• the explicit and formal acknowledgement of a government or of the national independence of a country

  territorial disputes were resolved in Guatemala's recognition of Belize in 1991

• an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid

  the recognition of the Rio Grande as a boundary between Mexico and the United States

• designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body

  he was unable to make his motion because he couldn't get recognition by the chairman

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English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

recognitions
syn.: acknowledgement acknowledgment credit identification realisation realization