acknowledgement: This is an acknowledgment that the president has lost all hope of keeping the country together.
admission: She wanted some admission of guilt from her father.
rec|og|niz|able /re kəgna I zəb ə l/ in BRIT, also use recognisable ADJ [oft adv ADJ ] If something can be easily recognized or identified, you can say that it is easily recognizable . □ The body was found to be well preserved, his features easily recognizable. [Also + as/by/to ] ● rec|og|niz|ably /re kəgna I zəbli/ ADV [ADV adj] □ At seven weeks, an embryo is about three-fourths of an inch long and recognizably human.
rec|og|nize ◆◆◇ /re kəgna I z/ (recognizes , recognizing , recognized ) in BRIT, also use recognise 1 VERB [no cont] If you recognize someone or something, you know who that person is or what that thing is. □ [V n] The receptionist recognized him at once. □ [V n + as ] A man I easily recognized as Luke's father sat with a newspaper on his lap.
2 VERB [no cont] If someone says that they recognize something, they acknowledge that it exists or that it is true. □ [V n] I recognize my own shortcomings. □ [V that] Well, of course I recognize that evil exists.
3 VERB If people or organizations recognize something as valid, they officially accept it or approve of it. □ [V n + as ] Most doctors appear to recognize homeopathy as a legitimate form of medicine. □ [V n] Eisenhower recognized the Castro government at once. [Also V that]
4 VERB When people recognize the work that someone has done, they show their appreciation of it, often by giving that person an award of some kind. □ [V n + as ] The RAF recognized him as an outstandingly able engineer. □ [be V -ed + by ] Nichols was recognized by the Hall of Fame in 1949.
re|coil (recoils , recoiling , recoiled ) The verb is pronounced /r I kɔ I l/. The noun is pronounced /riː kɔ I l/. 1 VERB If something makes you recoil , you move your body quickly away from it because it frightens, offends, or hurts you. □ [V ] For a moment I thought he was going to kiss me. I recoiled in horror. □ [V + from ] We are attracted by nice smells and recoil from nasty ones. ● N‑UNCOUNT Recoil is also a noun. □ …his small body jerking in recoil from the volume of his shouting.
2 VERB If you recoil from doing something or recoil at the idea of something, you refuse to do it or accept it because you dislike it so much. □ [V + from ] People used to recoil from the idea of getting into debt. □ [V + at ] She recoiled at the number of young girls who came forward.
rec|ol|lect /re kəle kt/ (recollects , recollecting , recollected ) VERB If you recollect something, you remember it. □ [V n] Ramona spoke with warmth when she recollected the doctor who used to be at the county hospital. □ [V that] His efforts, she recollected many years later, were distinctly half-hearted. [Also V ]
rec|ol|lec|tion /re kəle kʃ ə n/ (recollections ) N‑VAR If you have a recollection of something, you remember it. □ [+ of ] Pat has vivid recollections of the trip. □ [+ of ] He had no recollection of the crash.
re|com|mence /riː kəme ns/ (recommences , recommencing , recommenced ) VERB If you recommence something or if it recommences , it begins again after having stopped. [WRITTEN ] □ [V n] He recommenced work on his novel. □ [V ] His course at Sheffield University will not recommence until next year.
rec|om|mend ◆◆◇ /re kəme nd/ (recommends , recommending , recommended )
1 VERB If someone recommends a person or thing to you, they suggest that you would find that person or thing good or useful. □ [V n + to/for ] I have just spent a holiday there and would recommend it to anyone. □ [V n + for/as ] 'You're a good worker, boy,' he told him. 'I'll recommend you for a promotion.'. □ [V n] Ask your doctor to recommend a suitable therapist. [Also V n + as ] ● rec|om|mend|ed ADJ □ Though ten years old, this book is highly recommended.
2 VERB If you recommend that something is done, you suggest that it should be done. □ [V that] The judge recommended that he serve 20 years in prison. □ [V n/v-ing] We strongly recommend reporting the incident to the police. □ [V -ed] The recommended daily dose is 12 to 24 grams. □ [V + against ] Many financial planners now recommend against ever fully paying off your home loan. [Also V n to-inf]
3 VERB If something or someone has a particular quality to recommend them, that quality makes them attractive or gives them an advantage over similar things or people. □ [V n] The restaurant has much to recommend it. □ [V n + to ] These qualities recommended him to Olivier. USAGE recommend
Don’t say that you ‘recommend someone’ an action. Don’t say, for example, ‘
advocate: Mr Williams is a conservative who advocates fewer government controls on business.
suggest: I suggest you ask him some specific questions about his past.
propose: Britain is about to propose changes to some institutions.
advise: would strongly advise against it.
rec|om|men|da|tion ◆◇◇ /re kəmende I ʃ ə n/ (recommendations )