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Translingual[edit]
Symbol[edit]
ack
English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Clipping of acknowledged.
Noun[edit]
ack (plural acks)
- (military, now historical) The letter A as used in signalling and other types of communications.
- 1929, Frederic Manning, The Middle Parts of Fortune, Vintage, published 2014, page 173:
- They had to begin at the beginning: learning the Morse code, flag-wagging, a succession of acks, and practice on the buzzer.
- (data communications) acknowledgment signal
Alternative forms[edit]
- (data communications): ACK
Antonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Verb[edit]
ack (third-person singular simple present acks, present participle acking, simple past and past participle acked)
- Alternative form of ACK.
Interjection[edit]
ack
- (radio communications) acknowledged
Etymology 2[edit]
Imitative.
Interjection[edit]
ack
- Expressing distaste, alarm, or trepidation.
Anagrams[edit]
Scots[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English acte, from Old French act, from Latin ācta, plural of āctus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ack (plural acks)
Verb[edit]
ack (past participle acket)
- to act
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “ack, n., v.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
Swedish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Swedish akh, from Middle Low German ach (“an unhappy interjection”).
Interjection[edit]
ack
See also[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Clipping of ackumulator.
Noun[edit]
ack c
- (electronics, slang) an electric accumulator.
Declension[edit]
Declension of ack | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | ack | acken | ackar | ackarna |
Genitive | acks | ackens | ackars | ackarnas |
Synonyms[edit]
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