acknowledge/ək'nɒlɪʤ $ -'nɑː-/

v.

➊ say or show that sth is true or correct

➋ tell or show sb that sth such as a letter and message has been received

v. [T]

➊ 承认：acknowledge the problem 承认问题

◇[acknowledge (that) ...] Kate finally acknowledged that I was right. 凯特最后承认我是对的。

➋ 告知（信件等）的收到；确认（收悉）：He never acknowledged my email, so I don't know if he got it. 他从未确认过收到我的电子邮件，因此我不知道他是否收悉。

构词ac (= ad-) + knowledge（认识；知识）

The boss: I will acknowledge my mistakes if someone is stupid enough to point them out to me.