Transcription
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- [ak-nol-ij]
- /ækˈnɒl ɪdʒ/
- /əkˈnɒlɪdʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ak-nol-ij]
- /ækˈnɒl ɪdʒ/
Definitions of acknowledge word
- verb acknowledge If you acknowledge a fact or a situation, you accept or admit that it is true or that it exists. 3
- verb acknowledge If someone's achievements, status, or qualities are acknowledged, they are known about and recognized by a lot of people, or by a particular group of people. 3
- verb acknowledge If you acknowledge a message or letter, you write to the person who sent it in order to say that you have received it. 3
- verb acknowledge If you acknowledge someone, for example by moving your head or smiling, you show that you have seen and recognized them. 3
- verb acknowledge If you acknowledge someone's applause, compliments, or kindness you make a gesture in order to thank them or show your appreciation. 3
- verb acknowledge to recognize or admit the existence, truth, or reality of 3
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Origin of acknowledge
First appearance:
before 1475 One of the 25% oldest English words
1475-85; acknowleche, apparently either Middle English aknou(en) to recognize (Old English oncnāwan; see a-1, know1) + -leche noun suffix (Old English *-lǣce, by-form of -lac; cf. knowledge, wedlock); or blend of aknouen and knouleche knowledge; then a- was mistaken for ac-
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Parts of speech for Acknowledge
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
acknowledge popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for acknowledge
verb acknowledge
- recognize — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- defend — If you defend someone or something, you take action in order to protect them.
- accept — If you accept something that you have been offered, you say yes to it or agree to take it.
- agree — If people agree with each other about something, they have the same opinion about it or say that they have the same opinion.
- support — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
Antonyms for acknowledge
verb acknowledge
- disapprove — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
- deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
- renounce — to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
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