Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to acknowledge
Participle: acknowledged
Gerund: acknowledging
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | acknowledge |
| you | acknowledge |
| he;she;it | acknowledges |
| we | acknowledge |
| you | acknowledge |
| they | acknowledge |
Perfect
| I | have acknowledged |
| you | have acknowledged |
| he;she;it | has acknowledged |
| we | have acknowledged |
| you | have acknowledged |
| they | have acknowledged |
Past
| I | acknowledged |
| you | acknowledged |
| he;she;it | acknowledged |
| we | acknowledged |
| you | acknowledged |
| they | acknowledged |
Pluperfect
| I | had acknowledged |
| you | had acknowledged |
| he;she;it | had acknowledged |
| we | had acknowledged |
| you | had acknowledged |
| they | had acknowledged |
Future
| I | will acknowledge |
| you | will acknowledge |
| he;she;it | will acknowledge |
| we | will acknowledge |
| you | will acknowledge |
| they | will acknowledge |
Future Perfect
| I | will have acknowledged |
| you | will have acknowledged |
| he;she;it | will have acknowledged |
| we | will have acknowledged |
| you | will have acknowledged |
| they | will have acknowledged |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | acknowledge |
| you | acknowledge |
| he;she;it | acknowledge |
| we | acknowledge |
| you | acknowledge |
| they | acknowledge |
Perfect
| I | have acknowledged |
| you | have acknowledged |
| he;she;it | have acknowledged |
| we | have acknowledged |
| you | have acknowledged |
| they | have acknowledged |
Imperfect
| I | acknowledged |
| you | acknowledged |
| he;she;it | acknowledged |
| we | acknowledged |
| you | acknowledged |
| they | acknowledged |
Pluperfect
| I | had acknowledged |
| you | had acknowledged |
| he;she;it | had acknowledged |
| we | had acknowledged |
| you | had acknowledged |
| they | had acknowledged |
Conditional
Present
| I | would acknowledge |
| you | would acknowledge |
| he;she;it | would acknowledge |
| we | would acknowledge |
| you | would acknowledge |
| they | would acknowledge |
Perfect
| I | would have acknowledged |
| you | would have acknowledged |
| he;she;it | would have acknowledged |
| we | would have acknowledged |
| you | would have acknowledged |
| they | would have acknowledged |
Imperative
| you | acknowledge |
| we | Let's acknowledge |
| you | acknowledge |
Verbs conjugated like 'acknowledge'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'acknowledge'
beknowledge,
knowledge,
reacknowledge,
unacknowledge,
disacknowledge,
misacknowledge,
preacknowledge,
knowleche,
accolade,
acknow,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to admit to the truth
- admit, assent, avow, beknow, come clean, concede, confess, fess, fess up, front up, make a clean breast, own, own up, shrive, sing, spill one's guts, spill the beans, step forward, talk, tell all, unbosom
- admit
- tell, avow, agree, allow, concede, confess, declare
- endorse
- realize, recognize, confirm, approve, ratify
- thank
- appreciate
- receive
- admit, indorse
Antonyms
- admit
- deny, disavow, dispute, dissent
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Recorded since 1553, a blend of Middle English aknowen (“to recognize, acknowledge”) and knowlechen (“to discover, reveal, acknowledge”). The former verb is from Old English oncnāwan, ācnāwan (“to know, recognize, acknowledge”), from on + cnāwan (“to know”). The latter is derived from the noun at hand in knowledge. For the formation compare Latin agnōscō and Russian призна́ть (priznátʹ), with cognate roots.
2. The /k/-sound was preserved by being redistributed to the preceding syllable: /əˈkn-/ > /əkˈn-/. The -c- was inserted accordingly to reflect this pronunciation more clearly. See: Middle English '
aknowen', Latin '
agnōscō', Russian '
призна́ть'.
Sample Sentences
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[...] and direction of the doctors,—she was everything to him. They who had shrugged their shoulders at her little peculiarities and setnesses, so unlike the careless freedom of southern manners, acknowledged that now she was the exact person that was wanted.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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The child who has lost a father has still the protection of friends, and of the law; he is something, and can do something,—has acknowledged rights and position; the slave has none. The law regards him, in every respect, as devoid of rights as a bale of merchandise. The only possible acknowledgment of any of the longings and wants of a [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] a grand council of free nations,—as I trust in God it will,—if, there, serfdom, and all unjust and oppressive social inequalities, are done away; and if they, as France and England have done, acknowledge our position,—then, in the great congress of nations, we will make our appeal, and present the cause of our enslaved and suffering race; and it cannot be that free, enlightened America will not then [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)