Meaning & Definition of Recognition in English
English⟶
Recognition
/rɛkəgnɪʃən/
noun
1. The state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
- "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"
synonym:
- recognition,
- acknowledgment,
- acknowledgement
2. The process of recognizing something or someone by remembering
- "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"
synonym:
- recognition,
- identification
3. Approval
- "Give her recognition for trying"
- "He was given credit for his work"
- "Give her credit for trying"
synonym:
- recognition,
- credit
4. Coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
- "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"
synonym:
- realization,
- realisation,
- recognition
5. (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"
synonym:
- recognition
6. 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"
synonym:
- recognition
7. 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"
synonym:
- recognition
8. 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"
synonym:
- recognition
Examples of using
The body was burned beyond recognition.
The social structure has changed beyond recognition.