acknowledge to be right

acknowledge someone to be right

to admit or state that someone is correct about something. Bill said that the car was useless, and the mechanic acknowledged him to be right.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Alina	ah-LEE-nah (German, Italian, Polish)	Romanian, German, Italian, Polish
Nathaniel	nə-THAN-ee-əl (English), nə-THAN-yəl (English)	English, Biblical
Grizel	-	Scottish
Philander	-	English (Archaic), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
GÖKhan	-	Turkish
Barney	['bɑ:ni]