All 4 Uses
acknowledge
in
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
(Edited)
- Jim pitied him ever so much, and so did I. We tried to comfort him, but he said it warn't much use, he couldn't be much comforted; said if we was a mind to acknowledge him, that would do him more good than most anything else; so we said we would, if he would tell us how.
Chpt 19acknowledge = recognize
- This is a surprise to me which I wasn't looking for; and I'll acknowledge, candid and frank, I ain't very well fixed to meet it and answer it; for my brother and me has had misfortunes; he's broke his arm, and our baggage got put off at a town above here last night in the night by a mistake.
Chpt 29
- I'm at my wit's end, and I don't mind acknowledging 't I'm right down scared.
Chpt 32acknowledging = recognizing
- Well, Sally, I'm in fault, and I acknowledge it;
Chpt 37 *acknowledge = admit (or recognize publicly)
Definitions:
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(1)
(acknowledge as in: acknowledge her or the truth) express recognition or appreciation of someone or something; or to admit or express something
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Specialized senses include sending an "acknowledgement" (letter or other message) to indicate that something was received and the "acknowledgements" section at the beginning of a book where an author recognizes and thanks other people who helped in creating the book or ideas contained in it.