Meaning of acknowledge | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in.
   transitive
2. To own or recognize in a particular quality, character or relationship; to admit the claims or authority of; to give recognition to.
   transitive
3. teruggroet إعْتِرَاف بِ، إشْعَار بِاسْتِلام признание reconhecimento uznání; potvrzení; poděkování die Anerkennung indrømmelse; erkendelse; anerkendelse αναγνώρισηreconocimiento, 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 dankbetuigin...
4. To be grateful of (e.g. a benefit or a favour)
   transitive
5. vt. reconocer, agradecer; [correspondence] acusar recibo.
6. To report (the receipt of a message to its sender).
   transitive
7. To admit the existence or truth of: The doctors acknowledged that the treatment had not been successful.
8. To own as genuine or valid; to assent to (a legal instrument) to give it validity; to avow or admit in legal form.
   transitive
9. To express recognition of; make notice of: "When he saw me acknowledge him, he smiled as if we were dear friends" (Angela Patrinos).
10. To report the receipt of (something) to the sender or giver: acknowledge a letter.
11. Law To accept or certify as legally binding: acknowledge a deed of ownership.
    Law
12. (may take a clause as object) to recognize or admit the existence, truth, or reality of
    may take a clause as object
13. to indicate recognition or awareness of, as by a greeting, glance, etc
14. to express appreciation or thanks for: to acknowledge a gift.
15. to make the receipt of known to the sender: to acknowledge a letter.

Equivalents

Examples

“to acknowledge the being of a god”

“I acknowledge my transgressions.”

“[T]he charge of my moſt curious, and coſtly ingredients fraide, amounting to ſome ſeaventeene thouſand crovvnes, a trifle in reſpect of health, vvriting your noble name in my Catalogue, I ſhall acknovvledge my ſelfe amply ſatisfi'd.”

“For ends generally acknowledged to be good.”

“[N]ow ſuch a liue vngodly, vvithout a care of doing the wil of the Lord (though they profeſſe him in their mouths, yea though they beleeue and acknowledge all the Articles of the Creed, yea haue knowledge of the Scripturs) yet if they liue vngodly, they deny God, and therefore ſhal be denied, […]”

“Addison: Pathfinder, you're making a mistake. Ryder: Maybe. But at least I'm willing to acknowledge it.”

“By my soul, I'll ne'er acknowledge thee.”

“In all thy ways acknowledge Him.”

“Such an episode in the Island's grand naval story her naval historians naturally abridge; one of them (G.P.R. James) candidly acknowledging that fain would he pass it over did not "impartiality forbid fastidiousness."”

“He is calmed down only when the bearer of the beard “unbeards,” and acknowledges himself as Asher's old pal: […]”

“to acknowledge a favor”

“They his gifts acknowledged none.”

“This is to acknowledge your kind invitation to participate in the upcoming debate.”

“One who has been sheriff may acknowledge a deed executed by him while in office.”

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