ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ACKNOWLEDGE
Probably from earlier knowledge, on the model of Old English oncnāwan, Middle English aknowen to confess, recognize.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ACKNOWLEDGE
PRESENT
Present
I acknowledge
you acknowledge
he/she/it acknowledges
we acknowledge
you acknowledge
they acknowledge
Present continuous
I am acknowledging
you are acknowledging
he/she/it is acknowledging
we are acknowledging
you are acknowledging
they are acknowledging
Present perfect
I have acknowledged
you have acknowledged
he/she/it has acknowledged
we have acknowledged
you have acknowledged
they have acknowledged
Present perfect continuous
I have been acknowledging
you have been acknowledging
he/she/it has been acknowledging
we have been acknowledging
you have been acknowledging
they have been acknowledging
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I acknowledged
you acknowledged
he/she/it acknowledged
we acknowledged
you acknowledged
they acknowledged
Past continuous
I was acknowledging
you were acknowledging
he/she/it was acknowledging
we were acknowledging
you were acknowledging
they were acknowledging
Past perfect
I had acknowledged
you had acknowledged
he/she/it had acknowledged
we had acknowledged
you had acknowledged
they had acknowledged
Past perfect continuous
I had been acknowledging
you had been acknowledging
he/she/it had been acknowledging
we had been acknowledging
you had been acknowledging
they had been acknowledging
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will acknowledge
you will acknowledge
he/she/it will acknowledge
we will acknowledge
you will acknowledge
they will acknowledge
Future continuous
I will be acknowledging
you will be acknowledging
he/she/it will be acknowledging
we will be acknowledging
you will be acknowledging
they will be acknowledging
Future perfect
I will have acknowledged
you will have acknowledged
he/she/it will have acknowledged
we will have acknowledged
you will have acknowledged
they will have acknowledged
Future perfect continuous
I will have been acknowledging
you will have been acknowledging
he/she/it will have been acknowledging
we will have been acknowledging
you will have been acknowledging
they will have been acknowledging
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would acknowledge
you would acknowledge
he/she/it would acknowledge
we would acknowledge
you would acknowledge
they would acknowledge
Conditional continuous
I would be acknowledging
you would be acknowledging
he/she/it would be acknowledging
we would be acknowledging
you would be acknowledging
they would be acknowledging
Conditional perfect
I would have acknowledge
you would have acknowledge
he/she/it would have acknowledge
we would have acknowledge
you would have acknowledge
they would have acknowledge
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been acknowledging
you would have been acknowledging
he/she/it would have been acknowledging
we would have been acknowledging
you would have been acknowledging
they would have been acknowledging
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you acknowledge
we let´s acknowledge
you acknowledge
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to acknowledge
Past participle
acknowledged
Present Participle
acknowledging
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 QUOTES WITH «ACKNOWLEDGE»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
acknowledge.
We acknowledge but one motive - to follow the truth as we know it, whithersoever it may lead us; but in our heart of hearts we are well assured that the truth which has made us free, will in the end make us glad also.
Universities used to prepare young adults for the real world. I dare say the graduates today go in without a clue and graduate without a clue. It's time to acknowledge the college degree is not worth what it was in the past. Times are changing, and so is the way we prepare our youth to survive in a competitive world.
We develop social systems for the handicapped, but when you're handicapped in your mind, society doesn't handle those situations well. I think we don't recognize or acknowledge the power of messages and how deeply affected we all are by the messages we receive from the media.
I'd make a comment at a meeting and nobody would even acknowledge me. Then some man would say the same thing and they'd all nod.
I stand firm behind the belief that, for me, songwriting isn't something that I do or command, it happens to me. I can either choose to stop and acknowledge it, or put it off and hope that it won't fade away. 'That Wasn't Me' is no exception - it came together more quickly than any other song I have ever constructed on my own.
Whose rights will we acknowledge? Whose human dignity will we respect? For whose well-being will we, as a people, assume responsibility?
We do have a problem in this country. You can either make a movie and ignore that, or you can acknowledge it and say, this is the water that we're living in. You know this - the movie lives in this - it's centered around this particular problem, and I chose to acknowledge it.
If I can get you to laugh with me, you like me better, which makes you more open to my ideas. And if I can persuade you to laugh at the particular point I make, by laughing at it you acknowledge its truth.
Gone are the days when a gentleman lightly took your hand in his and brushed his lips across it, or tipped his hat to acknowledge you as he chivalrously stepped aside to let you pass.
While some of them acknowledge the obligation of natural morality in their mode of conducting their cases, and preserve their individual character as gentlemen, there are others who acknowledge no law, human or divine, but the law of Scotland.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACKNOWLEDGE»
Discover the use of
acknowledge in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
acknowledge and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
To
Acknowledge a War: The Korean War in American Memory
A brief analysis of the controversies and perplexities of the Korean War, this study demonstrates that for fifty years the Korean War has been ignored, rather than forgotten.
2
In All Your Ways
Acknowledge God
IN ALL YOUR WAYS ACKNOWLEDGE GOD In all your ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your paths, Prov 3 v 6.
3
How Did I Lose My Innocence?: (and Other Poems Struggling to ...
This book contains 154 poems about these topics, and other related areas of interest. This compilation was first published and copyrighted in 2011. All poems and this work are by the author, Craig M. Szwed.
4
Political Shakespeare: Essays in Cultural Materialism
This. thing. of. darkness. I. acknowledge. mine': The. Tempest. and. the. discourse
. of. colonialism. It has long been recognised that The Tempest bears traces of
the contemporary British investment in colonial expansion. Attention has been ...
Jonathan Dollimore, Alan Sinfield, 1994
5
PCI System Architecture
The following description assumes that the processor belongs to the P6
processor family and therefore only generates one Interrupt Acknowledge
transaction in response to the assertion of INTR. When the host/PCI bridge
detects the start of ...
Don Anderson, Tom Shanley, 1999
6
The Obligation of Clerics to
Acknowledge and Foster the ...
The Second Vatican Council taught that all the baptized share responsibility for the mission of the Church.
7
Networking and Internetworking with Microcontrollers
Regardless of the order in which the bits are transmitted, the real enabler for I2C
multibyte transfers is the I2C acknowledge bit. Every byte that flows on the I2C
bus must be followed by an acknowledge bit. Since the acknowledge bit is very ...
8
Change Your Life in 30 Days: A Journey to Finding Your True Self
Today, I acknowledge myself for ______. 2. Today, I acknowledge myself for
______. 3. Today, I acknowledge myself for _____. 4. Today, I acknowledge
myself for ______. 5. Today, I acknowledge myself for ______. 6. Today, I
acknowledge ...
9
Windows Server 2008 Unleashed
Omar Droubi, MCSE I would like to acknowledge many friends and family
members who helped me complete this book. First, I would like to thank my wife,
Colby, for sticking with me during the creation of this book—you're the best! Next
...
Rand Morimoto, Michael Noel, Omar Droubi, 2008
10
Common Vocabulary Errors in English and How to Prevent Them
Confession is the first step to repentance. Open confession is good for the soul.
Exercises I. Insert to confess, to admit, to own, to acknowledge, and/or to
recognize in the required form: 1. Mr. Brown (to confess, to admit, to own, to
acknowledge, ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACKNOWLEDGE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
acknowledge is used in the context of the following news items.
Op-Ed: Greece says No — The EU must acknowledge failure
Athens - The Greek No vote represents a well-deserved slap in the face to the EU, which has completely ignored the suffering its austerity ... «Digital Journal, Jul 15»
Believers at S.C. church acknowledge pain, anger challenge their …
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Under an outdoor tent a few blocks from Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Sharon Simmons paused while ... «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
Acknowledge who God is and let the world know
All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. He was in the world, and the world was made by him, ... «Richmond Register, Jul 15»
Group says Hong Kong should acknowledge human trafficking exists
Human trafficking exists in Hong Kong, says Tina Chan (inset), project manager of STOP, contradicting the government's repeated denials that ... «EJ Insight, Jul 15»
Even hostile Chile fans forced to acknowledge Lionel Messi's …
Even hostile Chile fans forced to acknowledge Lionel Messi's greatness. Argentina's talisman may not have scored in the 6-1 victory over ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Middle Eastern Journalists Push Muslims to Acknowledge That …
Following last week's Islamic State-inspired terrorist attacks against Europeans in Tunisia and France, British Prime Minister David Cameron ... «TheBlaze.com, Jul 15»
Confederate re-enactors acknowledge flag is likely to come down
Confederate re-enactors acknowledge flag is likely to come down. By Cynthia Roldan and Schuyler Kropf. Jul 2 2015 6:09 pm Jul 2 6:25 pm. Confederate ... «Charleston Post Courier, Jul 15»
Time is nearly up for North Jersey casino referendum, backers …
Time is nearly up for North Jersey casino referendum, backers acknowledge. July 2, 2015, 5:31 PM Last updated: Thursday, July 2, 2015, 10:59 PM. By JOHN ... «NorthJersey.com, Jul 15»
I Don't Acknowledge Challenges – Tor
I really do not like to acknowledge challenges but I would say that it has not been so easy considering the environment we find ourselves., ... «Leadership Newspapers, Jul 15»
Pope's compassion for the poor doesn't acknowledge benefits of …
Pope Francis will begin a tour of Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay on Sunday, returning to the continent of his birth for the first time since his ... «Acton Institute, Jul 15»
