acknowledge
verb (used with object)
to admit to be real or true; recognize the existence, truth, or fact of.
am acknowledging
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present progressiveof acknowledge (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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This is well-documented, and I am acknowledging that and facing that directly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2025
“I am acknowledging that my harsh behaviors, poor leadership and temperament are indicative of the greater problems in the restaurant world in which I have learned them,” he wrote.
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2020
COLLIS: My gratitude to you, to Mrs. Neville, and to Miss Swift is none the less real because I am acknowledging it by letter.
From The Common Law by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
