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Meanings of acknowledge in English

Portuguese
admitir a veracidade de
Spanish
reconocer

Accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority.

        admitir a veracidade de
        Portuguese
        confessar
        Catalan
        admetre
        Spanish
        reconocer

        To admit to be true.

            confessar
            Portuguese
            dar recibo
            Spanish
            acusar el recibo

            Report the receipt of.

                  dar recibo

                  To admit the knowledge of something.

                        Usage of acknowledge in English
                        1
                        She said it was time for the government to acknowledge the problems.
                        Radio NZ
                        2
                        They continue to protest and press the state to acknowledge their humanity.
                        Ebony
                        3
                        Blair said: I think we should acknowledge how difficult these decisions are.
                        The Guardian
                        4
                        However, they do acknowledge that power can be ceded upwards when necessary.
                        The Guardian
                        5
                        Bruchou said Chevron should acknowledge the potential liability in company financial reports.
                        Reuters
                        6
                        Government needs to respect individuals and to be able to acknowledge that.
                        Radio NZ
                        7
                        It is only fair that the solution to the problem acknowledge that.
                        Feminist dot com
                        8
                        However, a Cablevision spokesman would not acknowledge or confirm any new proposal.
                        Reuters
                        9
                        However, the rules acknowledge that injury and infection can also produce heat.
                        Reuters
                        10
                        Mr Solomon said: We have to acknowledge where our firm fell short.
                        The Daily Telegraph
                        11
                        It is good to acknowledge the sense of relief some people feel.
                        Independent.ie
                        12
                        But administration officials acknowledge they still have a long way to go.
                        Reuters
                        13
                        However, they acknowledge encountering challenges that hinder their performance after the training.
                        Pubmed
                        14
                        They were quite prepared not to acknowledge they had done anything wrong.
                        Radio NZ
                        15
                        You have to work at relationships and it's good to acknowledge that.
                        Radio NZ
                        16
                        Firstly, we can acknowledge it's not right and learn from the past.
                        The South African
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                        Common
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                        Common
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