All 8 Uses
acknowledge
in
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
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- Briefly closing his eyes, he acknowledges the man's death with a quick prayer.†
p. 8.9acknowledges = recognizes
- Lale has made a habit of acknowledging him with a deferential nod of the head.†
p. 26.1acknowledging = recognizing
- Pepan steps forward, acknowledging the officer with a bowed head as Lale watches.†
p. 34.6
- Going inside, Lale acknowledges the greetings of many of the men he has shared a block with, shared his fears and dreams of another life with.†
p. 45.1acknowledges = recognizes
- His customary wink to the two of them is acknowledged with suppressed smiles.†
p. 97.5acknowledged = recognized
- He walks into the block, shakes hands with many of the men, and acknowledges the women, the older women in particular.†
p. 102.3acknowledges = recognizes
- His smile disappears when he notices Cilka sitting beside Gita, her head down, once again not acknowledging him.†
p. 124.4 *acknowledging = recognizing
- If it came up in conversation, he acknowledged it and moved on.†
p. 165.1acknowledged = recognized
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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(2)
(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.