- past tense form of acknowledge.
- past participle of acknowledge.
acknowledged
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of acknowledged
First recorded in 1760–70; acknowledge + -ed 2
Example Sentences
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Saland acknowledged his client "responded to and made an immature comment on Snapchat", but "did nothing else."
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
China's leader Xi Jinping has acknowledged it too: he said the "principal contradiction" was "between the people's ever-growing needs for a better life and unbalanced and inadequate development".
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian acknowledged the pain caused by the sanctions but stated that his nation would withstand the economic pressure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Lam acknowledged that every administration has the leeway to decide what crimes to prioritize.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
As Hume acknowledged, ‘there is no reasoning...against matter of fact.’
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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