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ac·knowl·edge  (k-nlj)

tr.v. ac·knowl·edged, ac·knowl·edg·ing, ac·knowl·edg·es

1.

a. To admit the existence, reality, or truth of.

b. To recognize as being valid or having force or power.

2.

a. To express recognition of: acknowledge a friend's smile.

b. To express thanks or gratitude for.

3. To report the receipt of: acknowledge a letter.

4. Law To accept or certify as legally binding: acknowledge a deed.

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[Probably blend of Middle English knowlechen, to acknowledge (from knouen, to know; see know) and Middle English aknouen, to recognize (from Old English oncnwan, to know : on-, on; see on + cnwan, to know; see know).]

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ac·knowledge·a·ble adj.

Synonyms: acknowledge, admit, own, avow, confess, concede
These verbs mean to admit the reality or truth of something, often reluctantly. To acknowledge is to accept responsibility for something one makes known: He acknowledged his mistake.
Admit implies reluctance in acknowledging one's acts or another point of view: "She was attracted by the frankness of a suitor who . . . admitted that he did not believe in marriage" (Edith Wharton).
Own stresses personal acceptance and responsibility: She owned that she feared for the child's safety.
Avow means to assert openly and boldly: "Old Mrs. Webb avowed that he, in the space of two hours, had worn out her pew more . . . than she had by sitting in it forty years" (Kate Douglas Wiggin).
Confess usually emphasizes disclosure of something damaging or inconvenient to oneself: I have to confess that I lied to you.
To concede is to intellectually accept something, often against one's will: The lawyer refused to concede that the two cases had similarities.

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acknowledge [əkˈnɒlɪdʒ]

vb (tr)

1. (may take a clause as object) to recognize or admit the existence, truth, or reality of

2. to indicate recognition or awareness of, as by a greeting, glance, etc.

3. to express appreciation or thanks for to acknowledge a gift

4. to make the receipt of known to the sender to acknowledge a letter

5. to recognize, esp in legal form, the authority, rights, or claims of

[probably from earlier knowledge, on the model of Old English oncnāwan, Middle English aknowen to confess, recognize]

acknowledgeable  adj

acknowledger  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	acknowledge - declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten" admit attorn - acknowledge a new land owner as one's landlord; "he was attorned by the tenants" write off - concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody; "write it off as a loss" make no bones about - acknowledge freely and openly; "He makes no bones about the fact that he is gay" sustain - admit as valid; "The court sustained the motion" concede, confess, profess - admit (to a wrongdoing); "She confessed that she had taken the money" confess - confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith confess, fink, squeal - confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure avouch, avow - admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about adjudge, declare, hold - declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent"
	2.	acknowledge - report the receipt of; "The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper" receipt communicate, pass along, put across, pass on, pass - transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news"
	3.	acknowledge - express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with; "He never acknowledges his colleagues when they run into him in the hallway"; "She acknowledged his complement with a smile"; "it is important to acknowledge the work of others in one's own writing" notice react, respond - show a response or a reaction to something cite, mention - commend; "he was cited for his outstanding achievements"
	4.	acknowledge - express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for; "We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us" recognise, recognize give thanks, thank - express gratitude or show appreciation to appreciate - recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
	5.	acknowledge - accept as legally binding and valid; "acknowledge the deed" accept - consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument"
	6.	acknowledge - accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority; "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"; "We do not recognize your gods" recognize, know, recognise accept - consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument"

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acknowledge

verb

1. admit, own up, allow, accept, reveal, grant, declare, recognize, yield, concede, confess, disclose, affirm, profess, divulge, accede, acquiesce, 'fess up (U.S. slang) He acknowledged that he was a drug addict.
admit deny, reject, discount, contradict, renounce, repudiate, disclaim

2. recognize, know, see, accept, note, celebrate, perceive He is acknowledged as an excellent goal-keeper.

3. greet, address, notice, recognize, salute, nod to, accost, tip your hat to He saw her but refused to even acknowledge her.
greet reject, ignore, snub, disregard, disdain, spurn

4. reply to, answer, notice, recognize, respond to, come back to, react to, write back to, retort to They sent me a postcard acknowledging my request.
reply to deny, ignore, disregard, rebut, disavow

Translations

acknowledge [əkˈnɒlɪdʒ] VT

1. (= admit) → reconocer; [+ claim, truth] → admitir; [+ crime] → confesarse culpable de
I acknowledge that → reconozco que ...
to acknowledge defeat → darse por vencido
to acknowledge that sb is superior; acknowledge sb as superior → reconocer que algn es mejor
to acknowledge sb as leader → reconocer a algn como jefe
I acknowledge myself the loser → reconozco que he perdido
she acknowledged herself in the wrong → reconoció que estaba equivocada

2. (= thank for) [+ favour, gift] → agradecer, dar las gracias por

3. (also acknowledge receipt of) [+ letter] → acusar recibo de

4. (= greet) [+ person] → saludar; (= reply to) [+ greeting] → contestar a

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acknowledge [ækˈnɒlɪdʒ] vt

(= admit) [+ fact, problem, legitimacy] → reconnaître
to acknowledge sb as sth → reconnaître qn comme qch
He is widely acknowledged as an excellent goalkeeper → Il est largement reconnu comme un excellent gardien de but.
to acknowledge that ... → reconnaître que ...

(= show appreciation, recognition of) [+ applause, cheering, compliments, kindness] → saluer en réponse Ã

[+ person] → adresser un regard à qn
He never even bothered to acknowledge her → Il n'a jamais pris la peine même de lui adresser un regard.

[+ letter, parcel] (by replying) → accuser réception de
They sent me a postcard acknowledging my application → Ils m'ont envoyé une carte accusant réception de ma candidature.
to acknowledge receipt of sth → accuser réception de qch

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acknowledge

vt → anerkennen; quotation → angeben; (= admit) truth, fault, defeat etc → eingestehen, zugeben; (= note receipt of) letter, present etc → den Empfang bestätigen von; (= respond to) greetings, cheers etc → erwidern; to acknowledge oneself beaten → sich geschlagen geben; to acknowledge somebody’s presence/existence → jds Anwesenheit/Existenz zur Kenntnis nehmen

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acknowledge [əkˈnɒlɪdʒ] vt (mistake) → riconoscere, ammettere; (truth) → riconoscere; (claim) → prendere atto di; (letter) (also acknowledge receipt of) → accusare ricevuta di; (help, present) → manifestare la propria gratitudine per; (greeting) → rispondere a, ricambiare
I smiled at him but he didn't even acknowledge me → gli ho sorriso ma lui non ha nemmeno dato segno di accorgersi di me
to acknowledge sb as leader → riconoscere qn come capo
to acknowledge o.s. beaten → ammettere la propria sconfitta

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acknowledge

v acknowledge [əkˈnolidʒ]

1 to admit as being fact He acknowledged defeat; He acknowledged that I was right. toegee يَعْتَرِف بِ признавам uznat indrømme; erkende zugeben παραδέχομαι, αναγνωρίζω reconocer, admitir tunnistama اعتراف کردن myöntää reconnaître לְהוֹדוֹת בְּ- स्वीकार करना priznati beismer mengakui viðurkenna riconoscere 認める 인정하다 pri(si)pažinti atzīt mengakui erkennen erkjenne, innrømme uznawać, przyznawać reconhecer a recunoaşte признавать uznať priznati priznati erkänna, tillstå ยอมรับ kabul etmek 承認 визнавати, припускати تسلیم کرنا công nhận 承认

2 to say (usually in writing) that one has received (something) He acknowledged the letter. erken (يُشْعِر بِاسْتِلَام رِسَالَه) потвърждавам potvrdit příjem bekræfte bestätigen βεβαιώνω ότι έλαβα κτ. συν. γραπτώς acusar recibo (de) kättesaamist kinnitama اعلام کردن kuitata saaduksi accuser réception (de) לְאַשֶׁר קַבָּלָה पावती देना primiti nyugtáz mengaku menerima staðfesta móttöku á accusare ricevuta 受け取りを知らせる (편지 등을) 받았음을 알리다 patvirtinti, pranešti (ką nors) gavus apliecināt; apstiprināt (ka ir saņemts) memberitahu ontvangst bevestigen bekrefte (mottakelsen av) potwierdzać acusar recebimento a confirma (primirea) подтверждать получение potvrdiť príjem potrditi prejem potvrditi bekräfta ตอบรับ aldığını bildirmek 告知收到 підтверджувати رسید دینا báo cho ai biết đã nhận được 告知收到

3 to give thanks for He acknowledged their help. bedank يُعَبِّر عَن شُكْرِه приемам projevit vděčnost, poděkovat takke sich erkenntlich zeigen für αναγνωρίζω, είμαι ευγνώμων για κτ. agradecer, expresar agradecimiento (por) tänama قدردانی کردن kiittää se montrer reconnaissant de לְהוֹדוֹת עַל धन्यवाद देना zahvaliti elismer berterima kasih þakka esprimere la propria gratitudine 礼をいう 감사하다 išreikšti padėką izteikt atzinību /pateicību berterima kasih bedanken voor takke for wyrażać uznanie za agradecer a mulţumi pentru выражать признательность prejaviť vďačnosť, poďakovať izkazati hvaležnost zahvaliti (se) uttrycka sin erkänsla för แสดงความขอบคุณ teşekkür etmek 對…致謝 бути вдячним شکریہ دا کرنا cảm ơn 感谢

4 to greet someone He acknowledged her by waving. teruggroet يُحَيِّـي، يُسَلِّـم عَلَى поздравявам odpovědět na pozdrav, reagovat hilse zurückgrüßen χαιρετώ saludar tervitama محل گذاشتن؛ جواب سلام دادن tervehtiä saluer לְהָראוֹת סִימַן הֶכֵּר स्वागत करना pozdraviti fogad menyalami, menjawab heilsa; taka kveðju (e-s) salutare あいさつする (몸짓· 표정 등으로) 알아차렸음을 알리다 pasveikinti izrādīt, ka pazīst kādu menyapa groeten hilse, svare przywitać reconhecer a saluta приветствовать opätovať pozdrav, odpovedať, reagovať pozdraviti pozdraviti hälsa, kännas vid ทักทาย gördüğünü belli etmek, selâmlamak 致意 вітати(ся) کسی کو آداب کہنا chào đón 致意

n acknowledg(e)ment

teruggroet إعْتِرَاف بِ، إشْعَار بِاسْتِلام признание uznání; potvrzení; poděkování indrømmelse; erkendelse; anerkendelse die Anerkennung αναγνώριση reconocimiento, muestra de agradecimiento tunnustus اعتراف؛ قدردانی tunnustus reconnaissance הַכָּרַת טוֹבָה स्वीकृति priznanje elismerés, visszaigazolás; (plural) köszönetnyilvánítás pengakuan viðurkenning riconoscimento, riconoscenza 承認 인정 padėka, pranešimas apie gavimą atzīšana; apstiprinājums; atzinība pemberitahuan dankbetuiging, bericht van ontvangst bekreftelse, erkjennelse uznanie, potwierdzenie reconhecimento recunoaştere признание; подтверждение uznanie priznanje potvrda erkännande, bekräftelse, erkänsla การยอมรับ; การแสดงความขอบคุณ; การแสดงว่าได้รับ teşekkür, alındı mektubu 致謝 визнання; підтвердження رسید ، اقرار sự công nhận 致谢