How to pronounce “acknowledge”
Say “acknowledge” in 3 beats
acknowledge
/ækˈnɑlɪdʒ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɐknɒlɪdʒ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ækæk
- nɑnɑstress
- lɪdʒlɪdʒ
- IPA (American)
- /ækˈnɑlɪdʒ/
- IPA (British)
- /ɐknɒlɪdʒ/
- Respelling
- ak-NAH-lij
- Syllables
- 3 — æk-NⱭ-lɪdʒ
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: æk-NⱭ-lɪdʒ. “nɑ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ækˈnɑlɪdʒ/
/ɐknɒlɪdʒ/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “acknowledge” means
- verb
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
“He admitted his errors”
- verb
report the receipt of
“The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper”
- verb
express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with
“He never acknowledges his colleagues when they run into him in the hallway”
Say it in a sentence
“He would not acknowledge that the mistake had been his own.”“acknowledge”, answered
How do you pronounce “acknowledge”?
“acknowledge” is pronounced /ækˈnɑlɪdʒ/ (ak-NAH-lij) in American English and /ɐknɒlɪdʒ/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “nɑ”. Build it as æk-NⱭ-lɪdʒ, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “acknowledge” have?
3: æk · nɑ · lɪdʒ. The beat lands on the second, “nɑ”.
Is “acknowledge” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ækˈnɑlɪdʒ/ (ak-NAH-lij); British English says /ɐknɒlɪdʒ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “acknowledge” mean?
As a verb: declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of For example: “He admitted his errors” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “acknowledge”?
Stress the second syllable: æk-NⱭ-lɪdʒ. “nɑ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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