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ac·knowl·edg·ment
or ac·knowl·edge·ment (ăk-nŏl′ĭj-mənt)n.
1. The act of admitting the existence or truth of something: acknowledgment that the service was poor.
2.
a. Recognition or notice: peace based on acknowledgment of a nation's sovereignty.
b. An expression of thanks or appreciation: included acknowledgments of people who helped in making the book.
3. An answer or response in return for something: sent an acknowledgment of receipt of the letter.
4. Law The formal avowal of an act before a legally empowered officer, such as a judge or notary public, to ensure that the act will be legally recognized.
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acknowledgment
(əkˈnɒlɪdʒmənt) oracknowledgement
n
1. the act of acknowledging or state of being acknowledged
2. something done or given as an expression of thanks, as a reply to a message, etc
3. (Journalism & Publishing) (plural) an author's statement acknowledging his use of the works of other authors, usually printed at the front of a book
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ac•knowl•edg•ment
(ækˈnɒl ɪdʒ mənt)n.
1. an act of acknowledging.
2. recognition of the existence, truth, authority, or validity of something.
3. an expression of appreciation.
4. a thing done or given in appreciation or gratitude.
5. a thing done or given to confirm receipt of something.
6. acknowledgments, an author's statement expressing thanks to those who have assisted in the preparation of a book or article.
7.
Also, esp. Brit.,ac•knowl′edge•ment. a. a declaration before an official that one has executed a particular legal document.
b. an official certificate of this.
[1585–95]
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acknowledgment
A message from the addressee informing the originator that his or her communication has been received and is understood.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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Noun 1. [画像:acknowledgment - the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged]acknowledgment - the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged; "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"
acceptance - the state of being acceptable and accepted; "torn jeans received no acceptance at the country club"
2. [画像:acknowledgment - a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage]acknowledgment - a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases"
annotation, notation, note - a comment or instruction (usually added); "his notes were appended at the end of the article"; "he added a short notation to the address on the envelope"
photo credit - a note acknowledging the source of a published photograph
cross-index, cross-reference - a reference at one place in a work to information at another place in the same work
3. [画像:acknowledgment - a statement acknowledging something or someone]acknowledgment - a statement acknowledging something or someone; "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her"
credits - a list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film)
receipt - an acknowledgment (usually tangible) that payment has been made
farewell, word of farewell - an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
greeting, salutation - (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
aloha, ciao - an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is Hawaiian and ciao is Italian)
handclasp, handshake, handshaking, shake - grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
apology - an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone; "he wrote a letter of apology to the hostess"
mea culpa - an acknowledgment of your error or guilt
condolence, commiseration - an expression of sympathy with another's grief; "they sent their condolences"
regrets, declination - a polite refusal of an invitation
admission - an acknowledgment of the truth of something
thanks - an acknowledgment of appreciation
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acknowledgment
or acknowledgementnoun
1. The act of admitting to something:
2. Favorable notice, as of an achievement:
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Translations
إِعْتِراف إعْتِرَاف بِ، إشْعَار بِاسْتِلام
potvrzení
anerkendelse
vastuvõtukinnitus
kuittaustunnustaminen
potvrda
köszönetnyilvánításvisszaigazolás
承認
인정
bekräftelse
การยอมรับ
sự công nhận
acknowledge
(əkˈnolidʒ) verb1. to admit as being fact. He acknowledged defeat; He acknowledged that I was right. toegee يَعْتَرِف بِ признавам reconhecer uznat zugeben indrømme; erkende παραδέχομαι, αναγνωρίζω reconocer, admitir tunnistama اعتراف کردن myöntää reconnaître לְהוֹדוֹת בְּ- स्वीकार करना priznati beismer mengakui viðurkenna riconoscere 認める 인정하다 pri(si)pažinti atzīt mengakui erkennen erkjenne, innrømme uznawać, przyznawać اعتراف کول reconhecer a recunoaşte признавать uznať priznati priznati erkänna, tillstå ยอมรับ kabul etmek 承認 визнавати, припускати تسلیم کرنا công nhận 承认
2. to say (usually in writing) that one has received (something). He acknowledged the letter. erken (يُشْعِر بِاسْتِلَام رِسَالَه) потвърждавам acusar recebimento potvrdit příjem bestätigen bekræfte βεβαιώνω ότι έλαβα κτ. συν. γραπτώς acusar recibo (de) kättesaamist kinnitama اعلام کردن kuitata saaduksi accuser réception (de) לְאַשֶׁר קַבָּלָה पावती देना primiti nyugtáz mengaku menerima staðfesta móttöku á accusare ricevuta 受け取りを知らせる (편지 등을) 받았음을 알리다 patvirtinti, pranešti (ką nors) gavus apliecināt; apstiprināt (ka ir saņemts) memberitahu ontvangst bevestigen bekrefte potwierdzać اعلام كول acusar recebimento a confirma (primirea) подтверждать получение potvrdiť príjem potrditi prejem potvrditi bekräfta ตอบรับ aldığını bildirmek 告知收到 підтверджувати رسید دینا báo cho ai biết đã nhận được 告知收到
3. to give thanks for. He acknowledged their help. bedank يُعَبِّر عَن شُكْرِه приемам agradecer projevit vděčnost, poděkovat sich erkenntlich zeigen für takke αναγνωρίζω, είμαι ευγνώμων για κτ. agradecer, expresar agradecimiento tänama قدردانی کردن kiittää se montrer reconnaissant de לְהוֹדוֹת עַל धन्यवाद देना zahvaliti elismer berterima kasih þakka esprimere la propria gratitudine 礼をいう 감사하다 išreikšti padėką izteikt atzinību /pateicību berterima kasih bedanken voor takke for wyrażać uznanie za درناوي كول agradecer a mulţumi pentru выражать признательность prejaviť vďačnosť, poďakovať izkazati hvaležnost zahvaliti (se) uttrycka sin erkänsla för แสดงความขอบคุณ teşekkür etmek 對...致謝 бути вдячним شکریہ دا کرنا cảm ơn 感谢
4. to greet someone. He acknowledged her by waving. teruggroet يُحَيِّـي، يُسَلِّـم عَلَى поздравявам reconhecer odpovědět na pozdrav, reagovat zurückgrüßen hilse χαιρετώ saludar tervitama محل گذاشتن؛ جواب سلام دادن tervehtiä saluer לְהָראוֹת סִימַן הֶכֵּר स्वागत करना pozdraviti fogad menyalami, menjawab heilsa; taka kveðju (e-s) salutare あいさつする (몸짓· 표정 등으로) 알아차렸음을 알리다 pasveikinti izrādīt, ka pazīst kādu menyapa groeten hilse, svare przywitać دكښودلوځاي reconhecer a saluta приветствовать opätovať pozdrav, odpovedať, reagovať pozdraviti pozdraviti hälsa, kännas vid ทักทาย gördüğünü belli etmek, selâmlamak 致意 вітати(ся) کسی کو آداب کہنا chào đón 致意
acknowledg(e)ment noun teruggroet إعْتِرَاف بِ، إشْعَار بِاسْتِلام признание reconhecimento uznání; potvrzení; poděkování die Anerkennung indrømmelse; erkendelse; anerkendelse αναγνώριση reconocimiento, muestra de agradecimiento tunnustus اعتراف؛ قدردانی tunnustus reconnaissance הַכָּרַת טוֹבָה स्वीकृति priznanje elismerés, visszaigazolás; (plural) köszönetnyilvánítás pengakuan viðurkenning riconoscimento, riconoscenza 承認 인정 padėka, pranešimas apie gavimą atzīšana; apstiprinājums; atzinība pemberitahuan dankbetuiging, bericht van ontvangst bekreftelse, erkjennelse uznanie, potwierdzenie اعتراف،درناوي reconhecimento recunoaştere признание; подтверждение uznanie priznanje potvrda erkännande, bekräftelse, erkänsla การยอมรับ; การแสงวมอบคุ; กรแสดงว่ได้รับ teşekkür, alındı mektubu 致謝 визнання; підтвердження رسید ، اقرار sự công nhận 致谢
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acknowledgment
→ إِعْتِراف potvrzení anerkendelse Anerkennung παραδοχή reconocimiento tunnustaminen reconnaissance potvrda riconoscimento 承認 인정 erkenning erkjennelse potwierdzenie confirmação признание bekräftelse การยอมรับ ikrar sự công nhận 承认Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009