- acquaint someone with
- make someone aware of or familiar with.→ acquaint
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acquaint — UK [əˈkweɪnt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms acquaint : present tense I/you/we/they acquaint he/she/it acquaints present participle acquainting past tense acquainted past participle acquainted formal to give someone information about something … English dictionary
acquaint — ac|quaint [ ə kweınt ] verb transitive FORMAL to give someone information about something: acquaint someone with something: We aim to acquaint policy makers with some of these issues. acquaint yourself with something to make an effort to learn… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
acquaint — [[t]əkwe͟ɪnt[/t]] acquaints, acquainting, acquainted VERB If you acquaint someone with something, you tell them about it so that they know it. If you acquaint yourself with something, you learn about it. [FORMAL] → See also acquainted [V n with… … English dictionary
acquaint — verb 1》 (acquaint someone with) make someone aware of or familiar with. 2》 (be acquainted with) know personally. ↘(be acquainted) (of two or more people) know each other slightly. Origin ME: from OFr. acointier make known , from late L.… … English new terms dictionary
acquaint — verb (T) 1 be acquainted (with sb) to know someone, especially because you have met once or twice before: I am acquainted with him, but only on a professional basis. | get/become acquainted (=start to know someone that you have just met): I ll… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
acquaint — /əˈkweɪnt / (say uh kwaynt) verb (t) 1. (sometimes followed by with) to share information with: *She was urged by no reciprocal sisterly desire to acquaint Norman with her knowledge. –xavier herbert, 1938. 2. US (sometimes followed by to or with) …
acquaint — ac|quaint [əˈkweınt] v [T] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: acointier, from Medieval Latin accognitare, from Late Latin accognoscere to know perfectly , from Latin ad to + cognoscere to know ] 1.) acquaint yourself with sth formal to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
acquaint — ► VERB 1) (acquaint with) make (someone) aware of or familiar with. 2) (be acquainted with) know personally. 3) (be acquainted) (of two or more people) know each other personally. ORIGIN Latin accognitare, from cognoscere come to know … English terms dictionary
fill someone in — INFORM OF, advise of, tell about, acquaint with, apprise of, brief on, update with; informal put in the picture about, bring up to speed on. → fill * * * fill someone in (informal) 1. To give someone detailed information about a situation 2. To… … Useful english dictionary
make someone's acquaintance — To meet and become familiar with a person one has not met before • • • Main Entry: ↑acquaint * * * make someone’s acquaintance phrase to meet someone for the first time I’d been looking forward to making her acquaintance for a long time.… … Useful english dictionary
