acknowledge
verb (used with object)
to admit to be real or true; recognize the existence, truth, or fact of.
have been acknowledging
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present perfect progressiveof acknowledge.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Gorkha was probably omitted by the Gorkhali who gave him the information; as its being included would have been acknowledging the former supremacy of Yumila, which the chiefs of Gorkha now wish to disavow.
From An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal And of the Territories Annexed to this Dominion by the House of Gorkha by Francis Hamilton
She and Mary have been acknowledging to-day a fine piece of experience.
From Deerbrook by Harriet Martineau
