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{ "term": "recognition", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox5000": true, "cefr": "b2", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "the act of remembering who somebody is when you see them, or of identifying what something is", "cefr": "b2", "examples": [ { "text": "He glanced briefly towards her but there was no sign of recognition." }, { "text": "the automatic recognition of handwriting and printed text by computer" }, { "text": "She looked up, glanced at them without recognition, and went on her way." }, { "text": "He pulled the hood of his cloak over his head to avoid recognition." }, { "text": "Recognition slowly dawned, ‘Oh, it's you Mrs Foster!’" }, { "text": "Recognition slowly dawned, and I remembered her from my college days." }, { "text": "She stared directly at the witness but he did not show a flicker of recognition." }, { "text": "The monitoring system allows recognition of pollution hot spots." }, { "text": "There was no recognition in his eyes." }, { "text": "a test of children's word recognition" }, { "text": "the early recognition of a disease" } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["immediate", "instant", "early"], "… of recognition": ["flicker", "sign"], "verb + recognition": ["show", "avoid", "allow"], "recognition + verb": ["dawn"], "recognition + noun": ["software", "system", "technology"], "preposition": [ "beyond (all) recognition", "out of (all) recognition", "without recognition" ], "phrases": ["recognition in somebody’s eyes"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "the act of accepting that something exists, is true or is official", "sensetop": "recognition that…recognition of somethingrecognition as something", "cefr": "c1", "examples": [ { "text": "a growing recognition that things need to change", "contextForm": "recognition that…" }, { "text": "There is a general recognition of the urgent need for reform.", "contextForm": "recognition of something" }, { "text": "to seek **international/official/formal recognition** as a sovereign state", "contextForm": "recognition as something" }, { "text": "The government granted full diplomatic recognition to the republics." }, { "text": "a country that has long sought recognition as a major power" }, { "text": "to qualify for UN recognition as an International Biosphere Reserve" }, { "text": "Twelve states have accorded de facto recognition to the new regime." }, { "text": "They claim that signature of the peace accord did not imply recognition of the state's sovereignty." }, { "text": "They demand equal recognition for the Cosican language with French." }, { "text": "There needs to be a greater recognition of corporate crime as a social problem." }, { "text": "Official recognition of the change came fast." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["full", "special", "appropriate"], "verb + recognition": ["achieve", "attain", "earn somebody"], "recognition + verb": ["come"], "preposition": [ "in recognition of", "without recognition", "recognition as" ], "phrases": [ "a lack of recognition", "recognition of the importance of something", "recognition of the need for something" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "public praise and reward for somebody’s work or actions", "sensetop": "recognition for somethingin recognition of something", "cefr": "c1", "examples": [ { "text": "She gained only minimal recognition for her work.", "contextForm": "recognition for something" }, { "text": "He received the award in recognition of his success over the past year.", "contextForm": "in recognition of something" }, { "text": "personal recognition for your achievements" }, { "text": "recognition by his superiors of the service he had performed" }, { "text": "an award in recognition of his outstanding work" }, { "text": "They received recognition for their 20-year commitment to safety at sea." }, { "text": "The judges selected three projects for special recognition." }, { "text": "She has worked actively but without recognition." }, { "text": "The award is being made in belated recognition of her services to the industry." }, { "text": "Recognition of his talent was long overdue." }, { "text": "His recitals have earned him recognition as a talented performer." }, { "text": "The young talent at the club deserves wider recognition." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["full", "special", "appropriate"], "verb + recognition": ["achieve", "attain", "earn somebody"], "recognition + verb": ["come"], "preposition": [ "in recognition of", "without recognition", "recognition as" ], "phrases": [ "a lack of recognition", "recognition of the importance of something", "recognition of the need for something" ] } }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to change so much that you can hardly recognize it", "examples": [ { "text": "The town has changed beyond recognition since I was last here." }, { "text": "Capitalism has been reformed almost out of all recognition." }, { "text": "Many of those interviewed said their job had changed beyond recognition over the past five years." }, { "text": "The equipment and methods of production have improved out of all recognition." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˌrekəɡˈnɪʃn/", "audio": "re/recognition/recognition__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˌrekəɡˈnɪʃn/", "audio": "re/recognition/recognition__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "late 15th cent. (denoting the acknowledgement of a service): from Latin recognitio(n-), from the verb recognoscere ‘know again, recall to mind’, from re- ‘again’ + cognoscere ‘learn’." }