recognition

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌɹɛkəɡˈnɪʃ(ə)n/ See IPA manual

Freq #7267

Meanings

1

noun
The act of knowing someone or something because you have seen them before.

He looked at her for a long time before recognition dawned.
2

noun
Public praise or appreciation for someone's work or achievements.

The partners were delighted with the recognition of their work.
3

noun
The official acceptance that something is true, legal, or valid.

The country gained international recognition as an independent state.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act of knowing someone... identification

2 noun · public praise or... acknowledgementcredit

Word family

Forms recognitions

Derived forms allorecognitionautorecognitionbiorecognitioncorecognitionderecognitionenantiorecognitionimmunorecognitioninter-recognitioninterrecognitionirrecognitionmisrecognitionnonrecognition

Related forms identification recognitiverecognitory

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Phrases (1)

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object recognition
the ability or process of identifying objects from visual information

Noun + noun

Etymology

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

*ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European recognicion Middle English recognitiōnem Latin

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# recognition

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌɹɛkəɡˈnɪʃ(ə)n/
**Frequency rank:** 7267

## Meanings
1. The act of knowing someone or something because you have seen them before.
2. Public praise or appreciation for someone's work or achievements.
3. The official acceptance that something is true, legal, or valid.

## Examples
- He looked at her for a long time before recognition dawned.
- The partners were delighted with the recognition of their work.
- The country gained international recognition as an independent state.

## Derived Forms
- allorecognition
- autorecognition
- biorecognition
- corecognition
- derecognition
- enantiorecognition
- immunorecognition
- inter-recognition
- interrecognition
- irrecognition
- misrecognition
- nonrecognition

## Related Forms
- identification
- recognitive
- recognitory

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *ǵneh₃-
- Root: recognicion
- Root: recognitiōnem

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

## AI Etymology
Recognition is inherited from Middle English recognicion, from Middle French recognicion, recognition and its etymon Latin recognitiōnem (accusative of recognitiō), from recognitus, past participle of recognōscere. Modern senses include the act of knowing someone or something because you have seen them before. and public praise or appreciation for someone's work or achievements.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as allorecognition, autorecognition, biorecognition, corecognition, derecognition, and enantiorecognition and related forms such as identification, recognitive, and recognitory.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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