acquaint

ac·quaint  (-kwnt)

tr.v. ac·quaint·ed, ac·quaint·ing, ac·quaints

1.

a. To cause to come to know personally: Let me acquaint you with my family.

b. To make familiar: acquainted myself with the controls.

2. To inform: Please acquaint us with your plans.

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[Middle English aqueinten, from Old French acointier, from Medieval Latin accognitre, from Latin accognitus, past participle of accognscere, to know perfectly : ad-, intensive pref.; see ad- + cognscere, to know; see cognition.]

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acquaint [əˈkweɪnt]

vb (tr)

1. (foll by with or of) to make (a person) familiar or conversant (with); inform (of)

2. (foll by with) Chiefly US to introduce (to); bring into contact (with)

[via Old French and Medieval Latin from Latin accognitus, from accognōscere to know perfectly, from ad- (intensive) + cognōscere to know]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	acquaint - cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community" introduce, present inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights" familiarise, familiarize, acquaint - make familiar or conversant with; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings" re-introduce, reintroduce - introduce anew; "We haven't met in a long time, so let me reintroduce myself" present - formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc. introduce, bring out - bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc.
	2.	acquaint - make familiar or conversant with; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings" familiarise, familiarize inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights" orient - familiarize (someone) with new surroundings or circumstances; "The dean of students tries to orient the freshmen" verse - familiarize through thorough study or experience; "She versed herself in Roman archeology" reacquaint - familiarize anew; "We reacquainted ourselves with this technique" get into - familiarize oneself thoroughly with; "He really got into semantics" acquaint, introduce, present - cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community"
	3.	acquaint - inform; "Please acquaint your colleagues of your plans to move" inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights"

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acquaint

verb tell, reveal, advise, inform, communicate, disclose, notify, enlighten, divulge, familiarize, apprise, let (someone) know I want to acquaint myself with your abilities and your weaknesses. Have steps been made to acquaint them with their rights?

Translations

acquaint [əˈkweɪnt] VT

1. (= inform) to acquaint sb with sth → informar a algn de or sobre algo
to acquaint o.s. with sth → informarse sobre algo

2. (= know) to be acquainted → conocerse
to be acquainted with [+ person] → conocer; [+ fact] → saber; [+ situation] → estar enterado or al corriente de
to become acquainted with [+ person] → (llegar a)conocer; [+ fact] → saber; [+ situation] → ponerse al tanto de

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acquaint [əˈkweɪnt] vt
to acquaint sb with sth [+ facts, situation] → mettre qn au courant de qch
to be acquainted with sb → connaître qn
to be acquainted with sth [+ place, method, work] → connaître qch; [+ fact] → être au courant de qch
to get acquainted → se faire connaître
to acquaint o.s. with sth, to get acquainted with sth → se familiariser avec qch

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acquaint

vt

(= make familiar) → bekannt machen; to be acquainted/thoroughly acquainted with something → mit etw bekannt/vertraut sein; to be acquainted with grief → mit Leid vertraut sein; he’s well acquainted with the situation → er ist mit der Situation vertraut; to become acquainted with something → etw kennenlernen; facts, truth → etw erfahren; to acquaint oneself or to make oneself acquainted with something → sich mit etw vertraut machen

(with person) to be acquainted with somebody → mit jdm bekannt sein; we’re not acquainted → wir kennen einander or uns nicht; to become or get acquainted → sich (näher) kennenlernen

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acquaint [əˈkweɪnt] vt

a. (inform) to acquaint sb with sth → informare qn di qc, far sapere qc a qn, mettere qn al corrente di qc
he's already acquainted with the facts → è già informato or a conoscenza dei fatti
to acquaint o.s. with sth → familiarizzarsi con qc, impratichirsi su qc

b. (with person) to be acquainted with sb → conoscere (personalmente) qn
to become acquainted with sb → fare la conoscenza di qn
we became acquainted in Paris → ci siamo conosciuti a Parigi

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acquaint

v acquaint [əˈkweint]

1 to make (usually oneself) familiar (with) You must acquaint yourself with the routine of the office. bekend mak يَطَّـلِـع عَلَى запознавам seznámit se gøre bekendt med (sich) vertraut machen εξοικειώνω, εξοικειώνομαι familiarizarse con end kurssi viima آشنا ساختن tutustua se mettre au courant de לְהִתווַדֵע अवगत करना upoznati se megismerkedik vmivel mengenal kynna sér e-ð familiarizzarsi 熟知させる ...을 알다 susipažinti iepazīties memahami kennis nemen bli/gjøre kjent med zaznajomić (się) familiarizar(-se) a se obişnui (cu) ознакомиться oboznámiť sa seznaniti se upoznati (se) bekanta sig, lära känna ทำให้คุ้นเคย kendini...-e alıştırmak 讓(通常是自己)熟悉 знайомити(ся) مانوس ہونا ، یا کرنا làm quen 熟悉

2 to inform (a person) of Have you acquainted her with your plans? in kennis stel يُـعْـلِـم съобщавам seznámit, informovat underrette; gøre bekendt med mitteilen ενημερώνω informar kurssi viima مطلع کردن kertoa aviser לְיָדֵע, לְלָמֵד सूचना देना upoznati tájékoztat vkit vmiről mengenalkan tilkynna, láta vita informare 知らせる 알리다 supažindinti iepazīstināt memaklumi op de hoogte stellen gjøre kjent, underrette om zapoznawać dar a conhecer a informa (despre) ознакомить oboznámiť seznaniti informisati (se) underrätta แนะนำ haberdar etmek 通知 повідомляти, сповіщати مطلع کرنا thông báo 通知

n acquaintance

1 a person whom one knows slightly. kennis أحَد مَعَارِف المَرْء познат známý (člověk) bekendt der/die Bekannte(r) γνώριμος, γνωστός conocido tuttav آشنا tuttu connaissance מַכָּר परिचित poznavati ismerős kenalan kunningi conoscente 知り合い 아는 사람 pažįstamas paziņa kenalan kennis bekjent, kjenning znajomy conhecido cunoştinţă знакомый známy znanec poznanik (poznanica) bekant คนรู้จัก tanıdık, bildik 相識(但不熟)的人，泛泛之交 знайомство واقف ، جان کار người quen sơ 相识的人

2 (with with) knowledge My acquaintance with the works of Shakespeare is slight. kennis مَعْرِفَة بِ познание znalost kendskab (til) die Kenntnis εξοικείωση, γνώση conocimiento tundmine آشنایی tuntemus connaissance (de) הֵכֵּרוּת @@@הֵיכֵּרוּת$$$ परिचय poznavanje ismeret pengetahuan þekking conoscenza 知識 지식 pažintis (virspusējas) zināšanas pengetahuan kennis kjennskap (til); bekjentskap (med) znajomość conhecimento cu­noş­tinţe (despre) знакомство с znalosť poznavanje poznavanje kännedom, bekantskap ความรู้ bilgi 瞭解，認識 знання علم ، واقفیت sự hiểu biết 了解

be acquainted with

to know or be familiar with I'm not acquainted with her father. bekend يَعْرِف познавам znát se s kende kennen γνωρίζω conocer tundma آشنا بودن با tuntea connaître לְהַכִּיר परिचित poznavati ismer kenal þekkja, vera kunnugur conoscere 知り合っている 알고 있다 būti pažįstamam būt pazīstamam ar kenal kennen kjenne, være kjent med znać się z conhecer a cu­noaşte быть знакомым с poznať sa s poznati poznavati vara bekant med คุ้นเคยกับ tanımak 認識，熟識 бути знайомим з واقف ، جاننے والا quen biết 认识

make someone's acquaintance

to get to know someone I made her acquaintance when on holiday in France. ontmoet يَتَعَرّف عَلَى запознавам seznámit se lære at kende jemanden kennenlernen κάνω γνωριμία με κπ., γνωρίζω κπ. conocer, tener trato con (kellegagi) tutvuma با کسی آشنا شدن tutustua faire la connaissance de qqn לְהַכִּיר परिचित बनाना upoznati megismerkedik vkivel berkenalan kynnast fare la conoscenza di qualcuno 知り合いになる ...을 알게 되다 susipažinti su kuo iepazīties ar kādu berkenalan kennismaken bli kjent med, lære å kjenne poznawać się z kimś conhecer a face cunoştinţă cu cineva познакомиться zoznámiť sa seznaniti se upoznati (se) göra bekantskap med ngn ทำความคุ้นเคย birisiyle tanışmak, ahbap olmak 結識某人 познайомитися з кимось واقفیت پیدا کرنا làm quen với 结识某人