{
    "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’."
}