Acknowledgement — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged

a statement acknowledging something or someone

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌɑːɹbənjˈʊɹɹiə/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈʊlfɪst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈʊlfɪst/

5 syllables Say it as /kˌɑːɹbənjˈʊɹɹiə/.

Examples

the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work
she seems to avoid much in the way of recognition or acknowledgement of feminist work prior to her own
she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

recognition acknowledgment

Parts of Speech

noun	the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged “the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work”
noun	a statement acknowledging something or someone “she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment”

Word Forms

acknowledge

verb

declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Anerkennung

der Zustand oder die Qualität der Anerkennung oder Anerkennung

🇫🇷French

reconnaissance

l'état ou la qualité d'être reconnu ou reconnu

🇪🇸Spanish

reconocimiento

el estado o calidad de ser reconocido o reconocido

🇮🇹Italian

riconoscimento

lo stato o la qualità di essere riconosciuto o riconosciuto

🇳🇱Dutch

erkenning

de staat of kwaliteit van erkenning of erkenning

🇵🇹Portuguese

reconhecimento

o estado ou qualidade de ser reconhecido ou reconhecido

🇷🇺Russian

признание

состояние или качество признания или признания

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पावती

पहचाने जाने या स्वीकृत होने की अवस्था या गुण

🇧🇩Bengali

স্বীকৃতি

স্বীকৃত বা স্বীকৃত হওয়ার অবস্থা বা গুণ

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒப்புகை

அங்கீகரிக்கப்பட்ட அல்லது அங்கீகரிக்கப்பட்ட நிலை அல்லது தரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

అంగీకారము

గుర్తించబడిన లేదా గుర్తించబడిన స్థితి లేదా నాణ్యత

🇮🇳Marathi

पोचपावती

मान्यता किंवा मान्यता मिळण्याची स्थिती किंवा गुणवत्ता

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્વીકૃતિ

માન્યતા અથવા સ્વીકારવાની સ્થિતિ અથવા ગુણવત્તા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ವೀಕೃತಿ

ಗುರುತಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ಅಥವಾ ಅಂಗೀಕರಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അംഗീകാരം

അംഗീകരിക്കപ്പെടുകയോ അംഗീകരിക്കപ്പെടുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്ന അവസ്ഥ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഗുണനിലവാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਾਨਤਾ

ਰਾਜ ਜਾਂ ਮਾਨਤਾ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਜਾਂ ਮਾਨਤਾ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

اعتراف

پہچانے جانے یا تسلیم کیے جانے کی حالت یا معیار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

致谢

被认可或承认的状态或品质

🇯🇵Japanese

了承

認識されている、または認められている状態または性質

🇰🇷Korean

승인

인식되거나 인정되는 상태 또는 품질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự thừa nhận

trạng thái hoặc chất lượng của việc được công nhận hoặc thừa nhận

🇹🇭Thai

รับทราบ

สถานะหรือคุณภาพของการรับรู้หรือยอมรับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengakuan

keadaan atau kualitas diakui atau diakui

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkilala

ang estado o kalidad ng pagiging kinikilala o kinikilala

🇲🇾Malay

pengakuan

keadaan atau kualiti yang diiktiraf atau diiktiraf

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اعتراف

حالة أو نوعية الاعتراف بها أو الاعتراف بها

🇮🇷Persian

تصدیق

وضعیت یا کیفیت شناخته شدن یا تصدیق شدن

🇹🇷Turkish

teşekkür

tanınma veya kabul edilme durumu veya niteliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

הוֹדָאָה

המצב או איכות ההכרה או ההכרה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'acknowledgement'?

The primary meaning of 'acknowledgement' is 'the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged'.

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Using 'acknowledgement' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'acknowledgement' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'acknowledgement' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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