"ack" meaning in English

See ack in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /æk/
Rhymes: -æk Etymology: Clipping of acknowledged. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|acknowledged}} Clipping of acknowledged Head templates: {{en-interj}} ack
  1. (radio communications) acknowledged
    Sense id: en-ack-en-intj-PvJchJGX Topics: broadcasting, media, radio, radio-communications
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Interjection

IPA: /æk/
Rhymes: -æk Etymology: Imitative. Head templates: {{en-interj}} ack
  1. Expressing distaste, alarm, or trepidation.
    Sense id: en-ack-en-intj-C8rH0fy2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /æk/ Forms: acks [plural]
Rhymes: -æk Etymology: Clipping of acknowledged. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|acknowledged}} Clipping of acknowledged Head templates: {{en-noun}} ack (plural acks)
  1. (military, now historical) The letter A as used in signalling and other types of communications. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-ack-en-noun-3lSncAIi Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. (data communications) acknowledgment signal Synonyms (data communications): ACK
    Sense id: en-ack-en-noun-he8U9LL4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 3 3 42 47 Disambiguation of 'data communications': 38 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ack emma, ack-ack
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /æk/ Forms: acks [present, singular, third-person], acking [participle, present], acked [participle, past], acked [past]
Rhymes: -æk Etymology: Clipping of acknowledged. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|acknowledged}} Clipping of acknowledged Head templates: {{en-verb}} ack (third-person singular simple present acks, present participle acking, simple past and past participle acked)
  1. Alternative form of ACK. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: ACK
    Sense id: en-ack-en-verb-Ygt-VQ~v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 3 3 42 47 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 4 2 5 39 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for ack meaning in English (4.3kB)

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