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   acquaint

   /əˈkweɪnt/

   verb

   • 1. make someone aware of or familiar with: "new staff should be acquainted with fire exit routes"
   • ▪ know someone slightly: "I am not acquainted with any young lady of that name"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French acointier ‘make known’, from late Latin accognitare, from Latin accognoscere, from ad- ‘to’ + cognoscere ‘come to know’.

   Scrabble Points: 19

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishACQUAINTED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   ACQUAINTED definition: 1. knowing or being familiar with a person: 2. to know or be familiar with something, because you…. Learn more.

   • English (US)

     ACQUAINTED meaning: 1. knowing or being familiar with a...

   • Acquainted in Polish

     ACQUAINTED translate: zaznajomiony, ≈ znać się. Learn more...

   • Acquainted in Spanish

     ACQUAINTED translate: familiarizado, conocidos . Learn more...

   • Simplified

     ACQUAINTED translate: 相识的;认识的;熟悉的. Learn more in the...

   • Znaczenie Acquainted, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     ACQUAINTED definicja: 1. knowing or being familiar with a...

   • Traditional

     ACQUAINTED translate: 相識的;認識的;熟悉的. Learn more in the...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › acquaintedAcquainted Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the word acquainted, which means having personal knowledge of something or someone. Find out how to use it in a sentence and how it differs from related words like familiar and conversant.

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5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of acquainted – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge...

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   ACQUAINTED definition: 1. If you are acquainted with someone, you have met them but do not know them well: 2. to know…. Learn more.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishACQUAINTED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you are acquainted with someone, you have met them and you know them. You can also say that two people are acquainted.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › acquaintedacquainted adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   acquainted with something (formal) familiar with something, having read, seen or experienced it. The students are already acquainted with the work of Shakespeare. Employees should be fully acquainted with emergency procedures.

8. www.dictionary.com › browse › acquaintedACQUAINTED Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

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   Acquainted definition: having personal knowledge as a result of study, experience, etc.; informed (usually followed by with). See examples of ACQUAINTED used in a sentence.

9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › acquaintedAcquainted - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   As long as you know something or someone fairly well, you are acquainted with it, so you can be acquainted with a city, a mathematical idea, or a particular poem. The trickiest thing about the word acquainted is the way it's spelled.