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# acknowledge

«acknowledge» in Mova's school dictionary: **true** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (acknowledge, acknowledges, acknowledged, acknowledging)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To admit or accept that something is true. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acknowledge/#m1)

2) To show that you have noticed or received something, like a wave or a letter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acknowledge/#m2)

3) To thank or give credit to someone publicly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acknowledge/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life: acknowledge a mistake, acknowledge a greeting. In school and formal writing: acknowledge sources, acknowledge receipt of a letter. In stories: a character who will not acknowledge someone is ignoring them. Phrases: acknowledge a mistake, acknowledge receipt, acknowledge someone's help.

### examples

- He finally acknowledged that he had broken the vase. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acknowledge/#x1)
- She acknowledged me with a nod. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acknowledge/#x2)
- Please acknowledge receipt of this email. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acknowledge/#x3)
- The author acknowledged her family at the start of the book. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acknowledge/#x4)
- The team acknowledged that they had played badly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acknowledge/#x5)
- He walked past without acknowledging us. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acknowledge/#x6)
- For once, Hercules acknowledges himself vanquished." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acknowledge/#x7)

### note

The "k" is silent: ak-NOL-ij. Spelling: -ledge, not -lege. Noun: acknowledgement (UK) or acknowledgment (US). Formal; everyday words: admit, say thanks, nod to.

### In the corpora

- [Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near, acknowledge My might.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.694/)
- [We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness, even the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against Thee.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.427/)
- [In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct thy paths.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.61/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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