recognition
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recognition
- /ˌɹɛkəɡˈnɪʃ(ə)n/
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English recognicion, from Middle French recognicion, recognition and its etymon Latin recognitiōnem (accusative of recognitiō), from recognitus, past participle of recognōscere.
noun recognitions
- 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.
- Acceptance as valid or true. The law was a recognition of their civil rights.
- Official acceptance of the status of a new government by that of another country.
- Honour, favourable note, or attention. The charity gained plenty of recognition for its efforts, but little money.
- The propriety consisting for antibodies to bind to some specific antigens and not to others.
- A return of the feu to the superior.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: realization, realisation, identification, acknowledgment, credit, preferment, acknowledgement, recognize, recognisability, understand, consideration, cognizant, identifying, understanding, validation, knowledge
Translations
Every language
noun the act of recognizing or the condition of being recognized
| Español | reconocimiento |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 인식 insik |
| 日本語 | 認識 ninshiki |
| 中文 | 認出 /认出 rènchū |
| Português | reconhecimento |
| Français | reconnaissance |
| Deutsch | Erkennen, Wiedererkennen, Erkennung |
| Ελληνικά | αναγνώριση anagnórisi |
| Română | recunoaștere |
| Русский | узнава́ние uznavánije, распознава́ние raspoznavánije |
noun acceptance as valid or true
| 한국어 | 승인 seung'in |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 承認 shōnin |
| Português | reconhecimento |
| Deutsch | Anerkennung |
| Română | recunoaștere |
| Русский | призна́ние priznánije, одобре́ние odobrénije |
noun official acceptance of the status of a new government by that of another country
| 한국어 | 승인 seung'in |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 承認 shōnin |
| 中文 | 承認 /承认 chéngrèn |
| Português | reconhecimento |
| Deutsch | Anerkennung |
| Română | recunoaștere |
| Русский | призна́ние priznánije |
| Tiếng Việt | công nhận |
noun honour, favorable note, or attention
| Português | reconhecimento |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Anerkennung |
| Română | recunoștință, apreciere |
| Русский | призна́ние priznánije |
Talk about this word "recognition." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/recognition. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. recognition. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/recognition "recognition." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/recognition.Cite this
@misc{recognition_2026,
title = {recognition},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/recognition},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
