recognition

Meaning

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).
2. (uncountable, usually) Acceptance as valid or true.
3. (uncountable, usually) Official acceptance of the status of a new government by that of another country.
4. (uncountable, usually) Honour, favourable note, or attention.
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.

Synonyms

acknowledgement

identification

acknowledgment

acceptance

approval

awareness

admission

consciousness

agreement

honour

consent

credit

realisation

realization

recognize

remembrance

distinction

certification

understanding

authorization

confession

respect

profession

sense

esteem

owning

union recognition

veneration

concession

knowing

gratefulness

detection

reconnaissance

regard

gratitude

perception

compliance

memory

anagnorisis

recognizing one another

nod

acknowledge

acquaintance

acquiescence

admit

appreciation

approbation

authorisation

avowal

bow

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Translations

reconnaissance

riconoscimento

reconhecimento

reconocimiento

Anerkennung

αναγνώριση

erkenning

reconeixement

Erkennung

herkenning

Wiedererkennen

tanıma

Erkennen

Eingeständnis

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɹɛkəɡˈnɪʃən/

Etymology

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

Sentences

In the course of his career , Erb earned considerable recognition .