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# acknowledged

verb form (past of «acknowledge»: acknowledge, acknowledges, acknowledged, acknowledging); adjective

«acknowledged» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Acknowledged means admitted or accepted that something is true. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acknowledged/#m1)
2. Acknowledged means showed that you saw or received something, like a letter or a wave. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acknowledged/#m2)
3. Acknowledged means thanked or recognised for something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acknowledged/#m3)
4. (adjective) Acknowledged means generally agreed to be: «an acknowledged expert». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acknowledged/#m4)

### In the lessons

Formal word in writing and exams. In everyday life: «she acknowledged my wave». In letters and emails: «your message has been acknowledged». In stories a character «acknowledged his mistake». In books, authors acknowledge people who helped.

### Examples

- He acknowledged that he had broken the vase. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acknowledged/#x1)
- She acknowledged me with a nod. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acknowledged/#x2)
- The school acknowledged our letter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acknowledged/#x3)
- The author acknowledged her teachers in the book. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acknowledged/#x4)
- He is an acknowledged expert on dinosaurs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acknowledged/#x5)
- The coach acknowledged the team's hard work. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acknowledged/#x6)
- The rule was acknowledged by everyone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acknowledged/#x7)
- She acknowledged, however, that on one point Rudy was right. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acknowledged/#x8)

### Note

Spelling: «ac-know-ledge» (silent «k», the «d» before «ge»): acknowledged. Noun: acknowledgement (UK) or acknowledgment (US). Formal; simple words: «admitted», «noticed», «thanked».

## In Jewish tradition

Judah's open admission, "She is more righteous than I," is a key moment of confessing wrongdoing. David says he acknowledged his sin and was forgiven.

**Interpretation.** The rabbis praise Judah for admitting the truth publicly even though it shamed him, and see in it a reason why kingship came from his line. In Sefer Yetzirah, it means that the Creator is recognized as King. The psalm is read as teaching that honest confession brings forgiveness.

### Examples

- And Judah acknowledged them, and said: 'She is more righteous than I; forasmuch as I gave her not to Shelah my son.' And he knew her again no more. (Torah GEN.38.26, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/acknowledged/#x1)
- fact, inquire about it, and make it so evident, that \[35\] the Creator be acknowledged to be on His throne again. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/acknowledged/#x2)
- I acknowledged my sin unto Thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid; I said: 'I will make confession concerning my transgressions unto the LORD' — and Thou, Thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. (Writings PSA.32.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/acknowledged/#x3)

### Note

Spelling: «ac-know-ledge» (silent «k», the «d» before «ge»): acknowledged. Noun: acknowledgement (UK) or acknowledgment (US). Formal; simple words: «admitted», «noticed», «thanked».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «acknowledged» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acknowledged/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- [Trees and pragmatics of «acknowledged» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/acknowledged/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«acknowledged» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/acknowledged.html) on Mova free.