Meaning

6 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)The act of recognizing or the condition of being recognized (matching a current observation with a memory of a prior observation of the same entity).

    He looked at her for ten full minutes before recognition dawned.

    Erkennen, Wiedererkennen, Erkennung

    узнава́ниеuznavánije, распознава́ниеraspoznavánije

    впізнава́нняvpiznavánnja, упізнава́нняupiznavánnja, розпізнава́нняrozpiznavánnja

  2. (uncountable, usually)Acceptance as valid or true.

    The law was a recognition of their civil rights.

    Anerkennung

    призна́ниеpriznánije, одобре́ниеodobrénije

    визна́нняvyznánnja, визнаття́vyznattjá, визнава́нняvyznavánnja

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

  3. (uncountable, usually)Official acceptance of the status of a new government by that of another country.

    Anerkennung

    призна́ниеpriznánije

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

  4. (uncountable, usually)Honour, favourable note, or attention.

    The charity gained plenty of recognition for its efforts, but little money.

    Anerkennung

    призна́ниеpriznánije

  5. (uncountable, usually)The propriety consisting for antibodies to bind to some specific antigens and not to others.

  6. (historical, uncountable, usually)A return of the feu to the superior.

Examples

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  1. Everybody wants recognition.

    Усі бажають визнання.

    ruВсе хотят признания.

    deJeder will Anerkennung.

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  2. She gave me a smile of recognition.

    deSie schenkte mir ein anerkennendes Lächeln.

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  3. He gave me a smile of recognition.

    deEr schenkte mir ein anerkennendes Lächeln.

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  4. Tom was burned beyond recognition.

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  5. Tom got burned beyond recognition.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
the act of recognizing or the condition of being recognized:
acceptance as valid or true:
Русский
By meaning 2
the act of recognizing or the condition of being recognized:
acceptance as valid or true:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
the act of recognizing or the condition of being recognized:
acceptance as valid or true:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English recognicion, from Middle French recognicion, recognition and

Inherited from Middle English recognicion, from Middle French recognicion, recognition and its etymon Latin recognitiōnem (accusative of recognitiō), from recognitus, past participle of recognōscere.

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