acknowledged
uhk-NAH-lijd/əkˈnɑ.lɪd͡ʒd/UKuhk-NOL-ijd/əkˈnɒl.ɪd͡ʒd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of acknowledge. Use this form for something that already happened.
She acknowledged my message right away.
They acknowledged the mistake and said sorry.
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- 2Accepted or known to be true by most people.
Like a champion that everyone agrees is the best.
She is the acknowledged leader of the group.
He is an acknowledged expert at fixing old cars.
Similarrecognized, accepted, established, undisputed
Oppositeunrecognized, disputed
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acknowledged is a form of acknowledge
acknowledge, verb: To say or accept that something is true or real. Full entry
- Forms
- acknowledgeacknowledges he/she/itacknowledging -ing formacknowledged past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- acknowledge → acknowledged: add -d
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /d/.
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