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# acknowledgement

«acknowledgement» in Mova's school dictionary: **admitting or accepting that something is true** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (an acknowledgement, acknowledgements — also spelled acknowledgment)

### meaning for a pupil

1) An acknowledgement is admitting or accepting that something is true. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acknowledgement/#m1)

2) An acknowledgement is a message or sign showing that something was received or noticed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acknowledgement/#m2)

3) Acknowledgements are words of thanks, often at the front or back of a book. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acknowledgement/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In formal letters: «a letter of acknowledgement». In books: the acknowledgements page thanks helpers. In everyday life a nod or wave can be an acknowledgement. Phrase: «in acknowledgement of» = as thanks for.

### examples

- He nodded in acknowledgement. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acknowledgement/#x1)
- The author thanks her family in the acknowledgements. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acknowledgement/#x2)
- We received an acknowledgement of our order by email. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acknowledgement/#x3)
- The medal was given in acknowledgement of her bravery. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acknowledgement/#x4)
- His acknowledgement of the mistake was honest. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acknowledgement/#x5)
- Read the acknowledgements at the back of the book. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acknowledgement/#x6)

### note

Two spellings: acknowledgement (more UK) and acknowledgment (more US); both are correct. Silent «k». Formal word.

### Trees and pragmatics

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