English dictionary
recognition
nounPronunciation
ˌɹɛkəɡˈnɪʃən
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body
noun
- the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering
noun
- coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
noun
- an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid
noun
- approval
noun
- the explicit and formal acknowledgement of a government or of the national independence of a country
noun
- (biology) the ability of one molecule to attach to another molecule that has a complementary shape
noun
- the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
Example sentences
he was unable to make his motion because he couldn't get recognition by the chairman
a politician whose recall of names was as remarkable as his recognition of faces
experimental psychologists measure the elapsed time from the onset of the stimulus to its recognition by the observer
a growing realization of the risk involved
a sudden recognition of the problem he faced
increasing recognition that diabetes frequently coexists with other chronic diseases
the recognition of the Rio Grande as a boundary between Mexico and the United States
give her recognition for trying
he was given credit for his work
give her credit for trying
territorial disputes were resolved in Guatemala's recognition of Belize in 1991
molecular recognition drives all of biology, for instance, hormone and receptor or antibody-antigen interactions or the organization of molecules into larger biologically active entities
the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work
she seems to avoid much in the way of recognition or acknowledgement of feminist work prior to her own