1 [U] the act of remembering who sb is when you see them, or of identifying what sth is:
He glanced briefly towards her but there was no sign of recognition. * the automatic recognition of handwriting and printed text by computer
2 [sing.,U] ~ (that...) the act of accepting that sth exists, is true or is official:
a growing recognition that older people have potential too * There is a general recognition of the urgent need for reform. * to seek international / official / formal recognition as a sovereign state * The government granted full diplomatic recognition to the republics.
3 [U] ~ (for sth) public praise and reward for sb's work or actions:
She gained only minimal recognition for her work. * He received the award in recognition of his success over the past year.
IDIOMS
to change, alter, etc. beyond / out of (all) recognition to change so much that you can hardly recognize it:
The town has changed beyond recognition since I was last here. * Capitalism has been reformed almost out of all recognition.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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This entry for recognition is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is recognition a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, recognition is tagged as noun.
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