acknowledge
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Pronunciation[change]
- IPA (key): /ækˈnɑl.ɪʤ/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: ac‧knowl‧edge
Verb[change]
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- (transitive) If you acknowledge something, you show that you know it is there or that it is true.
- The government yesterday acknowledged the need for more money.
- I should be grateful if you would acknowledge receipt of this letter.
- Britain's science is widely acknowledged to be in very bad shape.
- He left the game in 1984, acknowledged as the best player in the world.
- (transitive) If you acknowledge something, you say publicly that it is good.
- She isn't very good at acknowledging the work of her staff.