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Definition
express recognition of someone or something; or admit something- She acknowledged that she might have forgotten.
acknowledged = admitted
- It is important to acknowledge the work of others in one's own writing.
- He never acknowledges his colleagues when they run into him in the hallway
- She acknowledged his complement with a smile
- I force myself to acknowledge Peeta.Suzanne Collins -- The Hunger Games
- She didn't even acknowledge my presence.Dave Pelzer -- The Lost Boy
- It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.Jane Austen -- Pride and Prejudice
- My friends don't acknowledge my existence, but everyone else whispers and stares.Stephanie Perkins -- Anna and the French Kiss
- It was a small thing, the standing; but no one had ever stood automatically to acknowledge Jonas's presence before.Lois Lowry -- The Giver
- No one acknowledged her warning; no one seemed to have heard it.Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird
- Pilate neither acknowledged her entrance nor missed a beat.Toni Morrison -- Song of Solomon
- they would not acknowledge that there was a death at all.Walter Dean Myers -- Fallen Angels
- They would acknowledge publicly that they went against official policy.Robert Cormier -- After the First Death
- Never openly acknowledged what I was, but I think he knew.Henry H. Neff -- The Fiend And The Forge
- I think it would be acknowledged by the most impartial eye to have many recommendations.Jane Austen -- Northanger Abbey
- Hatton never acknowledged my reaction.John Corey Whaley -- Nogin
- He saw no fault in the room, he would acknowledge none which they suggested.Jane Austen -- Emma
- She returned it almost instantly, acknowledging the likeness.Jane Austen -- Sense and Sensibility
- He did not acknowledge Aunt Queen, nor did he thank her for the meal.Sharon M. Draper -- Forged by Fire
- At school we were the best of friends; however, at home, we both knew I was not to be acknowledged.Dave Pelzer -- A Child Called It
acknowledge = recognize (give credit to)
acknowledges = expresses recognition
acknowledged = express recognition
acknowledge = express recognition of
acknowledge = express recognition of
acknowledged = recognized (agreed upon)
acknowledge = express knowing of
acknowledge = recognize (showing respect)
acknowledged = expressed recognition of
acknowledged = express recognition
acknowledge = confirm (recognize)
acknowledge = admit
acknowledged = recognized
acknowledged = recognized
acknowledged = expressed recognition
acknowledge = recognize (admit)
acknowledging = recognizing
acknowledge = recognize publically
acknowledged = recognized