noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
belated recognition/realization/acknowledgement
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The statement was a belated acknowledgement that the project had not been a success.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
receive
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Kind, gentle William received acknowledgement for his loyalty and he too was awarded five.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He's still waiting for a letter of acknowledgement of the last cheque he sent them.
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I received an acknowledgement from Toshiba yesterday telling me that they were considering my application for the job.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As soon as their eyes met he inclined his head in acknowledgement .
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Had this acknowledgement been made, both a high birth-rate and environmental degradation would appear symptoms of a wider malaise.
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He paused to speak to the surprised group and their wide smiles of acknowledgement started the day off well.
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I haven't as yet received a response to my letter, not even an acknowledgement .
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Janice Rand passed us by without acknowledgement .
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Not a flicker of a smile disturbed that noble face, nor even an acknowledgement that he had heard.
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Our unconscious acknowledgement of this at the time lay in taking up as little space as possible, not being a nuisance.
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While most mistakes should be ignored or given scant acknowledgement , there are times when parental intervention may be useful.