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If you a__________ someone's applause, compliments, or kindness you make a gesture in order to thank them or show your appreciation.If you acknowledge someone's applause, compliments, or kindness you make a gesture in order to thank them or show your appreciation.Doran stuck his head out of the window to acknowledge the cheering.She never even acknowledged the man who opened the door for her.He acknowledged the applause with a small bow. verbIf you acknowledge a fact or a situation, you accept or admit that it is true or that it exists .We have to acknowledge that something is wrong with the system.Belatedly, the government has acknowledged the problem.There is an acknowledged risk of lung cancer from radon.If someone's achievements, status, or qualities are acknowledged, they are known about and recognized by a lot of people, or by a particular group of people.He is also acknowledged as an excellent goal-keeper.Some of the clergy refused to acknowledge the new king's legitimacy.If you acknowledge a message or letter, you write to the person who sent it in order to say that you have received it.The army sent me a postcard acknowledging my request.If you acknowledge someone, for example by moving your head or smiling, you show that you have seen and recognized them.He saw her but refused to even acknowledge her.If you acknowledge someone's applause, compliments, or kindness you make a gesture in order to thank them or show your appreciation.Doran stuck his head out of the window to acknowledge the cheering.She never even acknowledged the man who opened the door for her.He acknowledged the applause with a small bow. B2

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query	If you a__________ someone's applause, compliments, or kindness you make a gesture in order to thank them or show your appreciation.If you acknowledge someone's applause, compliments, or kindness you make a gesture in order to thank them or show your appreciation. Doran stuck his head out of the window to acknowledge the cheering. She never even acknowledged the man who opened the door for her. He acknowledged the applause with a small bow.
word	acknowledge
full-definition	verb If you acknowledge a fact or a situation, you accept or admit that it is true or that it exists . We have to acknowledge that something is wrong with the system. Belatedly, the government has acknowledged the problem. There is an acknowledged risk of lung cancer from radon. If someone's achievements, status, or qualities are acknowledged, they are known about and recognized by a lot of people, or by a particular group of people. He is also acknowledged as an excellent goal-keeper. Some of the clergy refused to acknowledge the new king's legitimacy. If you acknowledge a message or letter, you write to the person who sent it in order to say that you have received it. The army sent me a postcard acknowledging my request. If you acknowledge someone, for example by moving your head or smiling, you show that you have seen and recognized them. He saw her but refused to even acknowledge her. If you acknowledge someone's applause, compliments, or kindness you make a gesture in order to thank them or show your appreciation. Doran stuck his head out of the window to acknowledge the cheering. She never even acknowledged the man who opened the door for her. He acknowledged the applause with a small bow.
inflections	acknowledgesacknowledgingacknowledged
cefr-level	B2

Acknowledge Acknowledged Someone's Order Show Applause Compliments Kindness