acknowledged

«acknowledged» in Mova's school dictionary: admitted or accepted that something is true — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb form (past of «acknowledge»: acknowledge, acknowledges, acknowledged, acknowledging); adjective

meaning for a pupil

1) Acknowledged means admitted or accepted that something is true. tree →

2) Acknowledged means showed that you saw or received something, like a letter or a wave. tree →

3) Acknowledged means thanked or recognised for something. tree →

4) (adjective) Acknowledged means generally agreed to be: «an acknowledged expert». tree →

sense in the lessons

Formal word in writing and exams. In everyday life: «she acknowledged my wave». In letters and emails: «your message has been acknowledged». In stories a character «acknowledged his mistake». In books, authors acknowledge people who helped.

examples

• He acknowledged that he had broken the vase. tree →
• She acknowledged me with a nod. tree →
• The school acknowledged our letter. tree →
• The author acknowledged her teachers in the book. tree →
• He is an acknowledged expert on dinosaurs. tree →
• The coach acknowledged the team's hard work. tree →
• The rule was acknowledged by everyone. tree →
• She acknowledged, however, that on one point Rudy was right. tree →

note

Spelling: «ac-know-ledge» (silent «k», the «d» before «ge»): acknowledged. Noun: acknowledgement (UK) or acknowledgment (US). Formal; simple words: «admitted», «noticed», «thanked».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «acknowledged» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.