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# recognition

«recognition» in Mova's mysticism dictionary: **knowing someone or something because you have seen or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (recognition — usually uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Recognition is knowing someone or something because you have seen or heard it before. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/R/recognition/#m1)

2) Recognition is praise or thanks for something good a person has done. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/R/recognition/#m2)

3) Recognition is accepting that something is true or real. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/R/recognition/#m3)

4) (computing) Face or voice recognition is a computer identifying faces or voices. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/R/recognition/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In the mystic school: In note 15 recognition is more than reconstruction: someone has to look at the rebuilt whole and say "I know what this is". In the primary lessons: In school: certificates and awards give recognition for hard work. In science and computing: speech recognition, face recognition. In stories: a flash of recognition shows a character knows someone. Phrases: «in recognition of», «beyond recognition», «gain recognition».

### examples

- But reconstruction is not recognition. (note 15) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/R/recognition/#x1)
- Recognition is not control. (note 15) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/R/recognition/#x2)
- The fifteenth note begins where the fourteenth ended: fourteen pieces are enough to rebuild a body, the parser finds the relations, the pragmatics recovers the act, the world fills a gap and marks it. But reconstruction is not recognition: a body can be assembled perfectly and still lie nameless on the table until someone looks and says "I know what this is". That someone is the fifteenth, not another piece but a witness. (lesson 027) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/R/recognition/#x3)
- The note says reconstruction is not recognition: a body can be assembled perfectly and still lie nameless on the table. (lesson 027) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/R/recognition/#x4)
- She got a certificate in recognition of her hard work. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/R/recognition/#x5)
- The town had changed beyond recognition. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/R/recognition/#x6)
- A look of recognition crossed his face. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/R/recognition/#x7)
- My phone uses face recognition. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/R/recognition/#x8)
- Speech recognition turns your voice into text. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/R/recognition/#x9)
- The volunteers deserve recognition. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/R/recognition/#x10)
- There was no sign of recognition in the dog's eyes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/R/recognition/#x11)
- The book brought her worldwide recognition. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/R/recognition/#x12)
- She saw recognition come into his eyes as he was about to pass them the time of day and go on; once even she had to call him by name. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/R/recognition/#x13)

### note

Usually uncountable. Verb: recognise (UK) / recognize (US). Spelling trap: rec-og-NI-tion, keep the «g». «Beyond recognition» = changed so much it can't be recognised.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «recognition» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/R/recognition/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.