{"id":1355,"date":"2016-07-07T16:57:08","date_gmt":"2016-07-07T16:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=1355"},"modified":"2016-07-07T16:57:08","modified_gmt":"2016-07-07T16:57:08","slug":"accuse-acknowledge-acquaint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/accuse-acknowledge-acquaint\/","title":{"rendered":"Accuse, acknowledge, acquaint,"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Accuse (verb)<\/h3>\n<p>To accuse is to charge or lodge a complaint against someone.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>She accused me of poisoning her dog.<\/li>\n<li>The public prosecutor accused the defendant of murder.<\/li>\n<li>You can\u2019t accuse me of dishonesty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Accusation (noun)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>His accusation that I took the money is baseless.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Accustomed (adjective)<\/h3>\n<p>If something is an accustomed practice, it is common, normal, regular, habitual or customary.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Painting barns red is an accustomed practice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you are accustomed to something, you are used to it.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Eskimos are accustomed to cold weather.<\/li>\n<li>I am not accustomed to living alone.<\/li>\n<li>He is accustomed to working at night.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note that after <strong>accustomed to<\/strong> we need a noun or an \u2013ing form.<\/p>\n<h3>Achieve (verb)<\/h3>\n<p>To achieve is to accomplish, reach, or fulfill.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We have achieved our goal of collecting ten million dollars.<\/li>\n<li>If you don\u2019t have access to electricity, there is a limit to what you can achieve.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Achieve can also mean attain, gain or acquire.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Can mere mortal beings achieve perfect happiness?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Achievement (noun)<\/h3>\n<p>An achievement is an accomplishment, attainment or fulfillment.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Moon landing was a stunning technological achievement.<\/li>\n<li>Singing is just one of her accomplishments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Acknowledge (verb)<\/h3>\n<p>To acknowledge is to accept, recognize, admit or allow.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>They acknowledged their defeat.<\/li>\n<li>Our constitution acknowledges that everyone is equal before the law.<\/li>\n<li>He acknowledged her contribution to their business.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Acknowledgement (noun)<\/h3>\n<p>Acknowledgement means recognition, credit or recognizance.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He gave his colleagues full acknowledgment for their help in launching the business.<\/li>\n<li>His acknowledgment that he took the money cleared his brother of blame.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Acquaint (verb)<\/h3>\n<p>To acquaint with someone is to meet them.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have you just met her or were you acquainted before?<\/li>\n<li>My grandfather believes in getting acquainted with everyone in the neighborhood.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To acquaint someone with something is to familiarize them with it.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It took me several months to acquaint myself with the new job.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Acquaintance (noun)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An acquaintance is a distant friend or someone slightly known to you.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>She is just an acquaintance. 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