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acknew

acknew is the simple past and past participle of acknow.

Meaning of acknow

Verb

acknow (third-person singular simple present acknows, present participle acknowing, simple past acknew, past participle acknown)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To recognize.
    • You will not be acknown, sir; why, 'tis wise.
      Thus do all gamesters, at all games, dissemble:
      No man will seem to win.1606, Ben Jonson, Volpone, act 5, scene 4
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To acknowledge; confess (often with "of" or "on"), reveal, disclose, realize
    • We say of a stubborn body that standeth still in the denying of his fault, This man will not acknowledge his fault, or, He will not be acknown of his fault.1532, Sir Thomas More, The Confutation of Tyndale's Answer

Questions about acknew

What is acknew the simple past and past participle of?
Acknew is the simple past and past participle of acknow.

Words near acknew in the dictionary

  1. Acklin
  2. Acklington
  3. Acklins
  4. Ackman
  5. Ackmans
  6. acknew
  7. acknow
  8. acknowelege
  9. acknowing
  10. acknowlage
  11. acknowledg

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