Definition
A recognition or admission that something is true or that someone has done something good, or a thank you for something received.
Etymology
From 'acknowledge' (Old English 'cnāwan' to know + 'led' to admit), adding the suffix '-ment' to indicate an action or result. Meaning shifted from 'recognizing' to 'admitting' in early modern English.
Kelly Says
In academic writing, acknowledgements sections are where researchers thank people—and they reveal surprising networks; sometimes acknowledgments mention people who were fired or who later became rivals, creating weird social history.
Translations
ARالعربية
اعتراف
i-'i-traaf
BNবাংলা
স্বীকৃতি
swee-kri-tee
CACatalà
reconeixement
re-ko-n-e-i-ment
CSČeština
přiznání
priz-na-nie
DADansk
anerkendelse
a-ner-ken-del-se
DEDeutsch
anerkennung
ah-ner-kan-nung
ELΕλληνικά
εξομολόγηση
ek-zo-mo-lo-gh-es-ee
ESEspañol
reconocimiento
re-kon-oh-samiento
FISuomi
tunteminen
tu-n-te-mi-nen
FRFrançais
reconnaissance
re-kon-nans
HAHA
tabbatacciya
ta-bat-ta-ci-ya
HIहिन्दी
स्वीकृति
svee-kri-tee
HUMagyar
elismerés
el-mi-ser-es
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengakuan
pen-ga-ku-an
ITItaliano
riconoscimento
ree-ko-no-sce-mento
KMKM
បទពិសោធ
ba-te-pi-so-th
LVLatviešu
priekšstatīšana
MSBahasa Melayu
pengakuan
pen-ga-ku-an
NLNederlands
erkenning
er-ken-ning
NONorsk
erkjennelse
er-kjen-nelse
PLPolski
uznanie
u-z-na-nie
PTPortuguês
reconhecimento
re-kon-heh-samiento
RORomână
recunoaştere
re-ku-no-aş-tere
RUРусский
признание
priz-nani-ye
SVSvenska
erkännande
er-kan-nande
SWKiswahili
ukiri
oo-kee-ree
TAதமிழ்
ஒப்புக்கொள்ளல்
o-ppu-kko-ll-al
TEతెలుగు
ఒక్రోసి
o-kro-si
THไทย
การยอมรับ
gaan yaom rap
TLTL
pagkilala
pa-gil-la-la
UKУкраїнська
впізнання
v-pi-z-na-nnya
VITiếng Việt
công nhận
kong nhan
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-koo-thoo-la