Ack - Wiktionary

See also: ACK, ack., and ␆

Translingual

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Symbol

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ack

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Aka-Kora.

English

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Etymology 1

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Clipping of acknowledged.

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /æk/
• Rhymes: -æk

Noun

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ack (plural acks)

1. (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.
2. (data communications) acknowledgment signal

Alternative forms

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• (data communications): ACK

Antonyms

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• (antonym(s) of “data communications”): nack, nak

Derived terms

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• ack emma
• ack-ack

Verb

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ack (third-person singular simple present acks, present participle acking, simple past and past participle acked)

1. Alternative form of ACK.

Interjection

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ack

1. (radio communications) acknowledged

Etymology 2

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Imitative. Sense 2 is first attested in the latter part of September, 2021 on /qa/ - Question & Answer, from which it appears to have originated.

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /æ(ː)k/, /æ(ː)x/
• Rhymes: -æk

• Audio (US):

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Interjection

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ack

1. Expressing distaste, alarm, or trepidation.
2. (4chan slang, offensive) Mocking a transgender person by imitating the sound of choking during a suicide by hanging, evoking the notion that transgender people frequently commit suicide.
   • 2021 September 22, anonymous author, 4chan‎[1], /qa/:ACK!
   • 2021 September 23, anonymous author, 4chan‎[2], /qa/:>...ACK!
   • 2021 September 23, anonymous author, 4chan‎[3], /qa/:Hahaha Nooo dad why won't you accept me for my true self noooo ....BLURK.. ack ack
   • 2021 September 23, anonymous author, 4chan‎[4], /fit/:Ack!
   • 2021 September 24, anonymous author, 4chan‎[5], /qa/:>Im so glad i transitioned>Time to look myself in the mirror>...>...>...ACK!

Anagrams

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• AKC, cak

Scots

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Alternative forms

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• akk, ac'
• act, actt, auct, accke, aick, akk (older)

Etymology

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From Middle English acte, from Old French act, from Latin ācta, plural of āctus.

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ɑk/

Noun

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ack (plural acks)

1. act

Verb

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ack (past participle acket)

1. to act

Derived terms

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• acker
• ackie

References

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• “ack, n., v.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.

Swedish

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Pronunciation

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• Audio:

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Etymology 1

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From Old Swedish akh, from Middle Low German ach (“an unhappy interjection”).

Interjection

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ack

1. alas, oh (exclamation of sorrow, awe, etc. – being moved by emotion) Ack och ve!Woe and alas!
   • 1822, “Ack Värmeland, du sköna (Värmlandsvisan) [Oh Värmland, you fair (The Värmland song / Song of Värmland)]”, Anders Fryxell, Fredrik August Dahlgren (lyrics), traditional (music)‎[6]performed by Värmlands Nations Kör:Ack Värmeland, du sköna, du härliga land! Du krona bland Svea rikes länder. Och komme jag än mitt i det förlovade land, till Värmland jag ändock återvänder.Oh Värmland, you fair [or "thou fair," to pair with "fair" and the general tone], you glorious land! You crown among the lands of the Kingdom of Sweden ["Swedes' [a tribe] kingdom" – solemn or poetic]. And were I even to come [subjunctive of komma (“come”), with "even/yet" from "än"] in the middle of the promised land, to Värmland I still return.

Usage notes

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Inherently sad, but sometimes used in a positive sense of passion, awe, and the like (see for example the quotations). Compare how someone might put their hand on their chest and have a slightly sad expression on their face when witnessing something they find awe-inspiringly wonderful.

See also

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• ve
• eja

Etymology 2

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Clipping of ackumulator.

Noun

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ack c

1. (electronics, slang) an electric accumulator.

Declension

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nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	ack	acks
	definite	acken	ackens
plural	indefinite	ackar	ackars
	definite	ackarna	ackarnas

Synonyms

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• ackumulator

References

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• ack in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• ack in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• ack in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)