verb: accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
Example:The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne.
verb: accept as legally binding and valid
Example:Acknowledge the deed.
verb: express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for
Example:We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us.
verb: report the receipt of
Example:The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper.
verb: declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
Example:She acknowledged that she might have forgotten.
verb: express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with
Example:He never acknowledges his colleagues when they run into him in the hallway.
Tenses for acknowledge Present participle:
acknowledging
Present:
acknowledge (3.person: acknowledges)
Past:
acknowledged
Future:
will acknowledge
Present conditional:
would acknowledge
Present Perfect:
have acknowledged (3.person: has acknowledged)
Past Perfect:
had acknowledged
Future Perfect:
will have acknowledged
Past conditional:
would have acknowledged