ADJ
- immediate, instant
- early
- the early recognition of a disease
- dawning
- character, face, handwriting, speech, text (computing)
- automatic, computer
- the automatic recognition of handwriting by computer
QUANT
- flicker, sign
- She stared directly at the witness but he did not show a flicker of recognition (= he did not show that he recognized her)
VERB + RECOGNITION
- show
- avoid
- He pulled the hood of his cloak over his head to avoid recognition
- allow
- The monitoring system allows recognition of pollution hot spots
RECOGNITION + VERB
- dawn
- Recognition slowly dawned, ' Oh, it's you Mrs Foster! '
PREP
- beyond (all) ~ (figurative)
- Many of those interviewed said their job had changed beyond recognition (= changed completely) over the past five years
- out of (all) ~ (figurative)
- The equipment and methods of production have improved out of all recognition (= greatly improved)
- without ~
- He looked up, glanced at them without recognition, and went on his way
PHRASES
- recognition in sb's eyes
- There was no recognition in his eyes (= he did not look as if he recognized her)
ADJ
- full
- appropriate, due, proper
- insufficient
- greater, growing, increasing
- There needs to be a greater recognition of corporate crime as a social problem
- clear, explicit, overt
- implicit
- apparent
- grudging
- positive
- equal
- equal recognition for the work women do
- mutual
- immediate, instant
- belated
- The award is being made in belated recognition of her services to the industry
- individual, personal
- personal recognition for your achievements
- general, universal, wide, widespread
- The young talent at the club deserves wider recognition
- international, national, worldwide
- public, social
- professional
- diplomatic
- formal, legal, legislative, official
- de facto
- Twelve states have accorded de facto recognition to the new regime
- government
VERB + RECOGNITION
- achieve, earn sb, gain, get, obtain, receive, win
- His recitals have earned him recognition as a talented performer
- deserve
- require
- Both of these perspectives are valid and require recognition
- imply
- They claim that signature of the peace accord did not imply recognition of the state's sovereignty
- ask for, call for, demand, request, seek
- apply for
- qualify for
- to qualify for UN recognition as an International Biosphere Reserve
- accord sb/sth, give sb/ sth, grant sb/sth
- refuse sb/sth
RECOGNITION + VERB
- come
- Official recognition of the change came fast
PREP
- in ~ of
- an award in recognition of his outstanding work
- without ~
- She has worked actively but without recognition
- ~ as
- a country that has long sought recognition as a major power
- ~ by/from
- recognition by his superiors of the service he had performed
- ~ for
- They received recognition for their 20-year commitment to safety at sea
PHRASES
- a lack of recognition, recognition of the importance of sth, recognition of the need for sth, a struggle for recognition