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acknowledge
/əkˈnɑ.lɪd͡ʒ/
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What does acknowledge mean?
verb
- To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in.
- To own or recognize in a particular quality, character or relationship; to admit the claims or authority of; to give recognition to.
- To be grateful of (e.g. a benefit or a favour)
More meanings (2)
verb
- To report (the receipt of a message to its sender).
- To own as genuine or valid; to assent to (a legal instrument) to give it validity; to avow or admit in legal form.
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IPA pronunciation
/əkˈnɑ.lɪd͡ʒ/
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It was said he had got possession of his Indian jewel by means which, bold as he was, he didn’t dare acknowledge.
Strickland gave the polite little laugh with which people acknowledge a facetiousness in which they see nothing funny, but did not speak.
More book examples (3)
The result of this was that the men of science felt obliged to acknowledge that the Moulin Quignon discovery was not proven.
His great stormy pictures had earned for him the name off 'the furious painter,' and the world began to acknowledge his greatness.
His master, Mr. Baker, gave him every encouragement, and from his assistance, he adds, "I must acknowledge I received my greatest lights."