Identifications - English meaning

noun

(often in names) a group of people organized for a joint purpose.

Usage examples:

The national association of probation officers

noun

A group of people united in an organization because of their common interests

Usage examples:

The aarp, the american association of retired persons, is a huge organization with millions of memb…

noun

A group of people or organizations who work together for a particular purpose, often used in the names of particular organizations

Usage examples:

The creation of more part-time jobs is supported by the employers' association., a business/profess…

verb

Enclose (words or figures) in brackets.

Usage examples:

I have bracketed the phrase ‘of contrary qualities’ in the translation, since it is not explicit in…

noun

Each of a pair of marks ( ) [ ] { } 〈 〉 used to enclose words or figures so as to separate them from the context.

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Symbols are given in brackets

noun

A category of people or things that are similar or fall between specified limits.

Usage examples:

Those in a high income bracket

noun

A relationship in which a person or thing is linked or associated with something else.

Usage examples:

The connections between social attitudes and productivity

noun

The fact of arriving on an aircraft, train, etc., before a second vehicle, on which passengers can continue their trip, leaves

Usage examples:

We were delayed and missed our connection., [ c ] a sewer connection, [ c ] science has not shown a…

noun

A relationship between two things, ideas, etc.

Usage examples:

Connection between sth and sth a study of the connection between pay and performance, a(n) internet…

adjective

Having or showing good judgement.

Usage examples:

The brasserie attracts discerning customers

verb

Recognize or find out.

Usage examples:

I can discern no difference between the two policies

adjective

Able to make or usually making careful judgments about the quality of similar things

Usage examples:

Marion is a discerning judge of good design.

noun

The action or process of discovering or being discovered.

Usage examples:

The discovery of the body

noun

A dessert apple of a variety with crisp flesh and bright red skin.

Usage examples:

Instead, opt for a locally grown cox, discovery or bramley apple - or a conference or williams pear.

noun

The act of finding something that had not been known before

Usage examples:

[ c ] many scientific discoveries have been made by accident., [ u ] the discovery of gold in calif…

adjective

Characteristic of one thing or person, so serving to identify it; distinctive.

Usage examples:

A house with no distinguishing features

verb

Recognize or treat (someone or something) as different.

Usage examples:

The child is perfectly capable of distinguishing reality from fantasy

adjective

A distinguishing mark or feature is one that makes someone or something different from similar people or things

Usage examples:

The main distinguishing feature of the new car is its fast acceleration.

noun

The ability to understand and share the feelings of another.

Usage examples:

He has a total lack of empathy for anybody

noun

The ability to share someone else’s feelings or experiences by imagining what it would be like to be in that person’s situation

Usage examples:

He loves children and has a certain empathy with them.

noun

The action of finding someone or something.

Usage examples:

A local doctor reported the finding of numerous dead rats

verb

Discover or perceive by chance or unexpectedly.

Usage examples:

Lindsey looked up to find neil watching her

noun

Information that has been discovered esp. by detailed study

noun

A manner or technique of using the fingers, especially to play a musical instrument.

Usage examples:

He once studied keyboard fingering

noun

Fine wool for hand knitting.

verb

Touch or feel with the fingers.

Usage examples:

The thin man fingered his moustache

noun

A mutual connection between two or more things.

Usage examples:

The complex interconnections between people's lives in modern society

noun

Connection with other things that are related to each other

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These objects show the interconnections between all of the ancient cultures in the middle east., th…

noun

The dependence of two or more people or things on each other.

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The new economic interdependence of the two nations

noun

The fact of depending on each other

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Our interdependence as a global society

noun

If there is an interdependence between two or more things, they depend on each other

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The interdependence between global trading partners, interdependence with sth a company's interdepe…

noun

The way in which each of two or more things is related to the other or others.

Usage examples:

The interrelation between industry and agriculture

noun

The way in which two or more things or people are connected and affect one another

Usage examples:

The interrelationship between smoking and respiratory disease

noun

A relationship between two things or situations, especially where one affects the other.

Usage examples:

A commission to investigate a link between pollution and forest decline

verb

Make, form, or suggest a connection with or between.

Usage examples:

Rumours that linked his name with judith

noun

A torch of pitch and tow for lighting the way in dark streets.

noun

The action of linking or the state of being linked.

Usage examples:

There is no proof of linkage to a terrorist organization

noun

A connection, or the action of connecting

Usage examples:

[ c ] there’s a direct linkage between cultural values and the way people live.

noun

The existence or forming of a connection between two or more things so that one thing happening or changing depends on the other thing happening or changing

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Linkage between sth (and sth) he concludes that strong linkage between performance and reward will …

noun

A particular place or position.

Usage examples:

The property is set in a convenient location

noun

A particular place or position

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A good location for a bookstore, the map showed the location of an old mine., the documentary was f…

noun

The place or position that something is in or where something happens

Usage examples:

Come visit us at our new location!, an ideal/prime/suitable location (for sth) the strong economy a…

verb

Give a name to.

Usage examples:

Hundreds of diseases had not yet been isolated or named

noun

A word or set of words by which a person or thing is known, addressed, or referred to.

Usage examples:

My name is john parsons

noun

A famous person.

Usage examples:

The big race will lure the top names

verb

Find or identify with great accuracy or precision.

Usage examples:

One flare had pinpointed the target

noun

A tiny dot or point.

Usage examples:

A pinpoint of light

adjective

Absolutely precise; to the finest degree.

Usage examples:

This weapon fired shells with pinpoint accuracy

noun

The action of putting something in position or the fact of being positioned.

Usage examples:

The placing of the lights

verb

Put in a particular position.

Usage examples:

A newspaper had been placed beside my plate

noun

A close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned understand each other's feelings or ideas and communicate well.

Usage examples:

She was able to establish a good rapport with the children

noun

Agreement or sympathy between people or groups

Usage examples:

She has a good rapport with her staff.

noun

Identification of someone or something or person from previous encounters or knowledge.

Usage examples:

She saw him pass by without a sign of recognition

noun

The fact of knowing who a person is or what a thing is because of having seen or experienced that person or thing before

Usage examples:

Dole obviously had the greatest name recognition of all the republican candidates., she gained reco…

noun

A situation in which people know what something is when they see or hear it

Usage examples:

After thirty years of trading, the company name enjoys global recognition., we have poor brand reco…

noun

The state or fact of being related or connected.

Usage examples:

Subjects reported a significant increase in a sense of relatedness to nature

verb

See, notice, or recognize (someone or something) that is difficult to detect or that one is searching for.

Usage examples:

Andrew spotted the advert in the paper

noun

A small round or roundish mark, differing in colour or texture from the surface around it.

Usage examples:

Ladybirds have black spots on their red wing covers

noun

A particular place or point.

Usage examples:

A nice secluded spot

noun

Feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune.

Usage examples:

They had great sympathy for the flood victims

noun

A feeling or expression of understanding and caring for someone else who is suffering or has problems that have caused unhappiness

Usage examples:

When robert died, i sent a letter of sympathy to his wife., she tends to be in sympathy with the le…

noun

The act of showing understanding for someone or for a particular situation

Usage examples:

Sympathy for sb the prime minister expressed his sympathy for those injured in the attacks., have g…

verb

Attach or fasten with string or similar cord.

Usage examples:

They tied max to a chair

noun

A piece of string, cord, or similar used for fastening or tying something.

Usage examples:

He tightened the tie of his robe

verb

Fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord

noun

The state of being close to another person or other people.

Usage examples:

The sense of family togetherness was strong and excluded neighbours

noun

The feeling of being friendly and close with other people

Usage examples:

The project encourages family pride and togetherness.

noun

The ability to understand something; comprehension.

Usage examples:

Foreign visitors with little understanding of english

adjective

Sympathetically aware of other people's feelings; tolerant and forgiving.

Usage examples:

A kind and understanding man

verb

Perceive the intended meaning of (words, a language, or a speaker).

Usage examples:

He didn't understand a word i said

noun

The state of being united or joined as a whole.

Usage examples:

European unity

noun

The state of being joined together or in agreement