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recognition
[ rek-uhg-nish-uhn ]
noun
- an act of recognizing or the state of being recognized.
- the identification of something as having been previously seen, heard, known, etc.
- the perception of something as existing or true; realization.
- the acknowledgment of something as valid or as entitled to consideration:
the recognition of a claim.
- the acknowledgment of achievement, service, merit, etc.
Synonyms: acceptance, notice
- the expression of this in the form of some token of appreciation:
This promotion constitutes our recognition of her exceptional ability.
- formal acknowledgment conveying approval or sanction.
- acknowledgment of right to be heard or given attention:
The chairman refused recognition to any delegate until order could be restored.
- Psychology. the act or process of retrieving information previously encoded and stored in memory, when cued with the targeted information itself: Compare recall ( def 9 ), retrieval ( def 3 ).
The paper studies the effect of storytelling on English learners’ recognition of vocabulary words.
- International Law. an official act by which one state acknowledges the existence of another state or government, or of belligerency or insurgency.
- the automated conversion of information, as words or images, into a form that can be processed by a machine, especially a computer or computerized device. Compare optical character recognition ( def ), pattern recognition ( def ).
- Biochemistry. the responsiveness of one substance to another based on the reciprocal fit of a portion of their molecular shapes.
recognition
/ ˌrɛkəɡˈnɪʃən; rɪˈkɒɡnɪtɪv /
noun
- the act of recognizing or fact of being recognized
- acceptance or acknowledgment of a claim, duty, fact, truth, etc
- a token of thanks or acknowledgment
- formal acknowledgment of a government or of the independence of a country
- an instance of a chairman granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body, debate, etc
recognition
- In diplomacy, the act by which one nation acknowledges that a foreign government is a legitimate government and exchanges diplomats with it. The withholding of recognition is a way for one government to show its disapproval of another.
Derived Forms
- recognitive, adjective
Other Words From
- rec·og·ni·tion·al adjective
- re·cog·ni·tive [ri-, kog, -ni-tiv], re·cog·ni·to·ry [ri-, kog, -ni-tawr-ee], adjective
- pre·rec·og·ni·tion noun
- un·re·cog·ni·to·ry adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of recognition1
Word History and Origins
Origin of recognition1
Example Sentences
As one fan tweeted that it was “about time he got that recognition,” another user wrote that the decision made for “another devastating Tuesday night in November,” seemingly hinting at the results of the 2024 election.
“In these sobering times with looming threats to environmental protections and women’s equality, it is refreshing to see the entertainment industry’s recognition of intimacy coordinators and their important contribution to productions and to performers in intimate scenes,” SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher said in a statement.
“Unlike previous commutations I’ve granted to individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary growth and rehabilitation,” she explained, “this commutation is not based on any rehabilitative efforts by the individuals on death row. Instead, it reflects the recognition that the death penalty is immoral. It is an irreversible punishment that does not allow for correction; is wasteful of taxpayer dollars; does not make communities safer; and cannot be and never has been administered fairly and equitably.”
Homan’s work won him the Presidential Rank Award, the highest civil service recognition.
A legacy brand like Air India, with strong global recognition and 'India' imprinted in its identity, wouldn’t have allowed a smaller, more premium subsidiary to overshadow its revival process.
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