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# acknowledgement

noun (an acknowledgement, acknowledgements — also spelled acknowledgment)

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

## Everyday

1. An acknowledgement is admitting or accepting that something is true. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acknowledgement/#m1)
2. An acknowledgement is a message or sign showing that something was received or noticed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acknowledgement/#m2)
3. Acknowledgements are words of thanks, often at the front or back of a book. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acknowledgement/#m3)

### In the lessons

In formal letters: «a letter of acknowledgement». In books: the acknowledgements page thanks helpers. In everyday life a nod or wave can be an acknowledgement. Phrase: «in acknowledgement of» = as thanks for.

### Examples

- He nodded in acknowledgement. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acknowledgement/#x1)
- The author thanks her family in the acknowledgements. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acknowledgement/#x2)
- We received an acknowledgement of our order by email. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acknowledgement/#x3)
- The medal was given in acknowledgement of her bravery. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acknowledgement/#x4)
- His acknowledgement of the mistake was honest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acknowledgement/#x5)
- Read the acknowledgements at the back of the book. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acknowledgement/#x6)

### Note

Two spellings: acknowledgement (more UK) and acknowledgment (more US); both are correct. Silent «k». Formal word.

## On Mova

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