English Explanatory Dictionary

acknow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To recognize.
  2. To acknowledge; confess (often with "of" or "on"), reveal, disclose, realize

Pronunciation

/əkˈnəʊ/ /əkˈnoʊ/ /ækˈnoʊ/

Word forms

acknow acknows acknowing acknew acknown

Etymology

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

Derived words

acknowledge
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