acknowledge
1 verb accept, admit TRANSITIVEadmhaigh verb aithin verb he acknowledged that there's a problem d'admhaigh sé go bhfuil fadhb annthey acknowledged its merit d'aithin siad go raibh fiúntas leis 2 verb generally recognise TRANSITIVEglac le PhrV she's acknowledged as the world's best player glactar leis gurb í an t-imreoir is fearr ar domhan íTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb confirm receipt TRANSITIVEadmhaigh verb she acknowledged receipt of the letter d'admhaigh sí go bhfuair sí an litir 4 verb greet sb TRANSITIVEbeannaigh do PhrV he barely acknowledged me ní mó ná gur bheannaigh sé domshe didn't even acknowledge my presence níor lig sí uirthi go raibh mé ann fiú 5 verb say thanks for TRANSITIVEaitheantas a thabhairt do she raised her arm to acknowledge the applause d'ardaigh sí a lámh mar chomhartha buíochais as an mbualadh boswe'd like to acknowledge the help of the police ba mhaith linn ár mbuíochas a chur in iúl do na póilíní as a gcuidiú, táimid buíoch de na póilíní as a gcabhair 6 verb mention source TRANSITIVEadmhaigh verb she acknowledged her sources in the essay luaigh sí a cuid foinsí san aiste