Meaning

2 senses

  1. (obsolete, transitive)To recognize.

  2. (obsolete, transitive)To acknowledge; confess (often with "of" or "on"), reveal, disclose, realize

Origin

From Middle English aknowen, from Old English ācnāwan, oncnāwan (“to know, recognize”), eq

From Middle English aknowen, from Old English ācnāwan, oncnāwan (“to know, recognize”), equivalent to a- + know.

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Forms

acknows, acknowing, acknew, acknown
Base formacknow · to acknow
3rd person singularacknows
Present participleacknowing
Past simpleacknew
Past participleacknown

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyacknow
he, she, itacknows

Past simpleLesson

all personsacknew

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave acknown
he, she, ithas acknown

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill acknow

Word family

1 related words
DerivedacknowledgeB1

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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