Used in a Sentence

acknowledgments

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for acknowledgments.

Editorial note

Thanks for weighing in — git-bug is in the spec's Acknowledgments and Section 10.2 for good reason.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

The act of acknowledging

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of acknowledgments gathered in one view.

noun

The act of acknowledging

noun

The act of recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition of existence, authority, truth, or genuineness.

noun

A message from the addressee informing the originator that the originator's communication has been received and understood.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for acknowledgments.

noun

The act of acknowledging

noun

The act of recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition of existence, authority, truth, or genuineness.

noun

A message from the addressee informing the originator that the originator's communication has been received and understood.

noun

A reward or other expression or token of gratitude.

Example sentences

1

Thanks for weighing in — git-bug is in the spec's Acknowledgments and Section 10.2 for good reason.

2

They can get a small cut and some publicity in the acknowledgments and in your biography.

3

Though, perhaps acknowledgments such as the type referenced by public health officials in this article portend the start of some movement.

4

And since it's one-way with no acknowledgments, you just hope that your commands were received and that the light was on to start with.

5

Right, but 802.11 has built-in acknowledgments, preserving the illusion of a reliable network to higher layer protocols (TCP being the one where it matters here).

6

I hadn't seen the detailed documentation - thanks so much for the acknowledgments there!

7

Funnily enough, Apple seems to be OK with this license, as it's shown on all iOS devices inside that long list of acknowledgments/legal inside settings somewhere.

8

From the TED site, posted by one Matthew Trost: I want to let everyone know that TED is working quickly to fix the missing acknowledgments.

9

Lauren is mentioned in the acknowledgments.

10

I am neither, so I cite sources and add acknowledgments.

11

There are acknowledgments, grouping, security, 256 brightness levels, extended commands, wifi+power-line communications, and a 6-byte namespace (for no collisions).

12

Or am I misinterpreting the acknowledgments?

Quote examples

1

Maybe I'm just emotional today but the "Acknowledgments" section for the accepted journal was touching.

2

The pdf in your link has a section titled "Further Acknowledgments for the Second Edition", so I think it's safe to assume it's v2.

3

Your approach seems to be "all" privacy with little information on the "greater good" that will come from it or acknowledgments of the harms done.

4

The acknowledgments show that funding came from the "National Science Council of the Republic of China, Taiwan", so that organization would naturally want to know why they're funding work on fuzzy numbers and how it benefits the country.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use acknowledgments in a sentence?

Thanks for weighing in — git-bug is in the spec's Acknowledgments and Section 10.2 for good reason.

What does acknowledgments mean?

The act of acknowledging

What part of speech is acknowledgments?

acknowledgments is commonly used as noun.