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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Acquaint \Ac*quaint"\, a. [OF. acoint. See Acquaint, v. t.]
Acquainted. [Obs.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Acquaint \Ac*quaint"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Acquainted; p. pr.
& vb. n. Acquainting.] [OE. aqueinten, acointen, OF.
acointier, LL. adcognitare, fr. L. ad + cognitus, p. p. of
cognoscere to know; con- + noscere to know. See Quaint,
Know.]
1. To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make
(one) to know; to make familiar; -- followed by with.
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Before a man can speak on any subject, it is
necessary to be acquainted with it. --Locke.
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A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. --Isa.
liii. 3.
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2. To communicate notice to; to inform; to make cognizant; --
followed by with (formerly, also, by of), or by that,
introducing the intelligence; as, to acquaint a friend
with the particulars of an act.
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Acquaint her here of my son Paris' love. --Shak.
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I must acquaint you that I have received
New dated letters from Northumberland. --Shak.
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3. To familiarize; to accustom. [Obs.] --Evelyn.
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To be acquainted with, to be possessed of personal
knowledge of; to be cognizant of; to be more or less
familiar with; to be on terms of social intercourse with.
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Syn: To inform; apprise; communicate; advise.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Acquaint \Ac*quaint"\, a. [OF. acoint. See Acquaint, v. t.]
Acquainted. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Acquaint \Ac*quaint"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Acquainted; p. pr.
& vb. n. Acquainting.] [OE. aqueinten, acointen, OF.
acointier, LL. adcognitare, fr. L. ad + cognitus, p. p. of
cognoscere to know; con- + noscere to know. See Quaint,
Know.]
1. To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make
(one) to know; to make familiar; -- followed by with.
Before a man can speak on any subject, it is
necessary to be acquainted with it. --Locke.
A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. --Isa.
liii. 3.
2. To communicate notice to; to inform; to make cognizant; --
followed by with (formerly, also, by of), or by that,
introducing the intelligence; as, to acquaint a friend
with the particulars of an act.
Acquaint her here of my son Paris' love. --Shak.
I must acquaint you that I have received New dated
letters from Northumberland. --Shak.
3. To familiarize; to accustom. [Obs.] --Evelyn.
To be acquainted with, to be possessed of personal
knowledge of; to be cognizant of; to be more or less
familiar with; to be on terms of social intercourse with.
Syn: To inform; apprise; communicate; advise.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
acquaint
v 1: cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you
with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the
community" [syn: introduce, present]
2: make familiar or acquainted; "you should acquaint yourself
with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with
the new surroundings" [syn: familiarize, familiarise]
3: inform; "Please acquaint your colleagues of your plans to
move"
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
acquaint
Scots a.
(alt form sco acquant)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
acquaint
a.
(lb en obsolete) acquainted.
vb.
1 (lb en transitive followed by ''with'') To furnish or give
experimental knowledge of; to make (one) know; to make familiar.
2 (lb en transitive archaic followed by ''of'' or ''that'') To
communicate notice to; to inform; let know.
3 (lb en transitive obsolete) To familiarize; to accustom.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
acquaint
a.
(lb en obsolete) acquainted.
vb.
1 (lb en transitive followed by ''with'') To furnish or give
experimental knowledge of; to make (one) know; to make familiar.
2 (lb en transitive archaic followed by ''of'' or ''that'') To
communicate notice to; to inform; let know.
3 (lb en transitive obsolete) To familiarize; to accustom.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
acquaint
a.
(lb en obsolete) acquainted.
vb.
1 (lb en transitive followed by ''with'') To furnish or give
experimental knowledge of; to make (one) know; to make familiar.
2 (lb en transitive archaic followed by ''of'' or ''that'') To
communicate notice to; to inform; let know.
3 (lb en transitive obsolete) To familiarize; to accustom.
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
acquaint
Engelska vb.
1 bekanta sig, lära känna
2 sätta sig in i
3 underrätta
From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]
acquaint /ɐkwˈeɪnt/
1. in kennis stel
2. bekendmaak, bekendstel, meedeel, meld
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Acquaint /ɐkwˈeɪnt/
استكشف
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
acquaint //əˈkweɪnt//
1. съобщавам
to communicate notice to
2. запознавам
to familiarize; to accustom
3. запознавам, известявам
to furnish or give experimental knowledge of
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
acquaint /ɐkwˈeɪnt/
seznámit
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
acquaint /ɐkwˈeɪnt/
bekannt machen
"be acquainted with" - bekannt sein mit
see: acquainting, acquainted
From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]
acquaint /ɐkwˈeɪnt/
γνωρίζω, πληροφορώ
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
acquaint //əˈkweɪnt//
perehdyttää, tutustuttaa
to furnish or give experimental knowledge of
From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 : [ freedict:eng-fra ]
acquaint /əkweint/
1. apprendre à, informer, renseigner
2. faire part de
From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
acquaint /ɐkwˈeɪnt/
1. अवगत~करना[कराना]
"Please acquaint me with the facts of the case."
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
acquaint /ɐkwˈeɪnt/
izvijestiti, izvjestiti, obavijestiti, priopćiti, saopštiti, upoznati, upoznati se, upoznavati
From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 : [ freedict:eng-ita ]
acquaint /ɐkwˈeɪnt/
1. informare, insegnare
From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]
acquaint /əˈkweɪnt/
zaznajamiać się (with - z)
From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-por ]
acquaint /əkweint/
1. informar, noticiar, participar
2. notificar
From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:eng-spa ]
acquaint /əkweint/
1. informar
2. divulgar, publicar
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
acquaint //əˈkweɪnt//
bekanta sig, sätta sig in
to furnish or give experimental knowledge of
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
acquaint /ɐkwˈeɪnt/
1. haberdar etmek, bilgi vermek, malumat vermek. be acquainted with tanımak, şahsen bilmek. acquaint oneself with öğrenmek, aşinallk peyda etmek.
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/əˈkweɪnt/
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
40 Moby Thesaurus words for "acquaint":
accustom, advertise, advertise of, advise, apprise, brief,
bring word, clue, communicate, disclose, divulge, do the honors,
enlighten, familiarize, fill in, give a knockdown,
give an introduction, give notice, give the facts, give word,
habituate, inform, instruct, introduce, leave word, let know,
make acquainted, mention to, notify, post, present, quaint, report,
reveal, send word, serve notice, speak, tell, verse, warn
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
v. 使...熟知;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
vt. 使认识,使了解
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