Meaning

3 senses

  1. (transitive)To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) know; to make familiar.

    I think you should acquaint him with the realities of the situation.

    vertraut machen

    ознакомитьoznakomitʹ

    знайо́митиznajómyty, познайо́митиpoznajómyty

    make familiar or conversant with

  2. (archaic, transitive)To communicate notice to; to inform; let know.

    in Kenntnis setzen, mitteilen, unterrichten (with darüber)

    inform

  3. (obsolete, transitive)To familiarize; to accustom.

    October 2 1642, Isaac Basire, letter to John Evelyn What success it may further have I shall acquaint you at my coming over

Examples

148 sentences

  1. I am acquainted with the author.

    Я знайомий із автором. — deniko

    ruЯ знаком с автором. — Hellerick

    deIch kenne den Autor. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. I'm already acquainted with that situation.

    Я вже ознайомився з тією ситуацією. — ChickenKiev

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  3. I am already acquainted with that situation.

    Я вже ознайомився з тією ситуацією. — ChickenKiev

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  4. I got acquainted with her in France.

    Я познайомився з нею у Франції. — uaspeaker

    ruЯ познакомился с нею во Франции. — Hellerick

    deIch habe sie in Frankreich kennengelernt. — MUIRIEL

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  5. I got acquainted with him in France.

    Я познайомився з ним у Франції. — deniko

    ruЯ познакомился с ним во Франции. — OlgaElwen

    deIch habe ihn in Frankreich kennengelernt. — Sudajaengi

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Translations

5 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to furnish or give experimental knowledge of:
Русский
By meaning 1
to furnish or give experimental knowledge of:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to furnish or give experimental knowledge of:
to communicate notice to:

Origin

From Middle English aqueynten, acointen, from Old French acointier, from Early Medieval La

From Middle English aqueynten, acointen, from Old French acointier, from Early Medieval Latin accognitāre, from Late Latin accognitus, past participle of accognoscō, from Latin cognoscō, from nōscō. See also quaint, know.

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Forms

acquaints, acquainting, acquainted, acquainted
Base formacquaint · to acquaint
3rd person singularacquaints
Present participleacquainting
Past simpleacquainted
Past participleacquainted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyacquaint
he, she, itacquaints

Past simpleLesson

all personsacquainted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave acquainted
he, she, ithas acquainted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill acquaint

Synonyms

9 synonyms
to make familiar:familiarizeB2
to communicate notice to:adviseA2
informB1apprise
habituate, inure:to familiarizeto accustom
Close in meaning

Word family

7 related words
Relatedacquaintance
Derivedacquaintantdisacquaintforeacquaintpreacquaintreacquaintunacquaint

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

Collocations

7 patterns
  • acquainted with the
  • is acquainted with
  • got acquainted with
  • well acquainted with
  • become acquainted
  • get acquainted
  • well acquainted

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
acornacousticC1acousticsC1acquaintanceB1acquiesceacquireB1acquisitionB2
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