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acknowledgementthe action of accepting or admitting the existence or truth of something

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the action of accepting or admitting the existence or truth of something

Pronunciation (IPA): /ækˈnɑːlɪdʒmənt/

Korean meaning: 인정, 승인

Korean pronunciation: 어크**날**리지먼트

Example Sentences

  • The CEO's acknowledgement that pineapple pizza is actually delicious shocked the entire company.
  • Please send an acknowledgement when you receive this email, or I'll assume the internet broke again.
  • The research paper included acknowledgements to her cat for moral support during late-night writing sessions.

acknowledgement

NOUN

//ækˈnɑːlɪdʒmənt//

the action of accepting or admitting the existence or truth of something

acknowledgement concept
💡 Concept

The CEO gave public acknowledgement to the intern who saved the project.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ækˈnɑːlɪdʒmənt/
🇬🇧 UK/əkˈnɒlɪdʒmənt/

🌳Etymology

Prefixac--
Rootknowledge
Suffix--ment

Origin

중세 영어 'acknowledge'(인정하다)에서 파생. 고대 프랑스어 'a-'(~쪽으로)와 'cnoistre'(알다)가 합쳐진 단어에 '-ment'(명사형 접미사)가 붙어 형성됨.

🎵Rhyme

accomplishmentestablishmentishment
accomplishment
establishment
ishment

🔗Collocations

formal acknowledgement
acknowledgement of receipt
written acknowledgement
acknowledgement letter
public acknowledgement
acknowledgement page

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The CEO's acknowledgement that pineapple pizza is actually delicious shocked the entire company.

😄 Fun example

Please send an acknowledgement when you receive this email, or I'll assume the internet broke again.

😄 Fun example

The research paper included acknowledgements to her cat for moral support during late-night writing sessions.

The company issued a formal acknowledgement of the security breach.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

recognitionadmissionacceptanceconfirmationappreciation

Antonyms

denialrejectionignorance

Related

acknowledgerecognizeadmitgratitudeappreciation

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