acquaint
Syllables: ac·quaint/əˈkweɪnt/
acquaint verb: to furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) know; to make familiar.
Verb
acquaint (third-person singular simple present acquaints, present participle acquainting, simple past and past participle acquainted)
- 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.
- He is despised and reiected of men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with griefe: and we hid as it were our faces from him; hee was despised, and wee esteemed him not.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Isaiah 53:3
- Synonyms:
- familiarize
- To communicate notice to; to inform; let know.
- Acquaint her here, of my Sonne Paris Loue,c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
- I muſt acquaint you, that I haue recciu'd
New-dated Letters from Northumberland:c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […]...
- Synonyms:
- advise
- 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
- Synonyms:
- to familiarize, to accustom
- October 2 1642, Isaac Basire, letter to John Evelyn
Adjective
acquaint (not comparable)
- Acquainted.
- [I]f you have skimmed through even a paragraph of my poor neglected little magnum opus you will know I am unusually acquaint with my inner workings.1992, Alasdair Gray, Poor Things, Bloomsbury, published 2002, page 317
acquaint meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
acquaint in Tamil
- தெரிவி, அறிமுகப்படுத்து, அறிவித்தல்
acquaint in Urdu
- آگاہ کرنا, جاننا, واقف ہونا, شناسا کرنا, شَناسا کَرانا, واقفیت
acquaint in Bengali
- পরিচিত করানো, আলাপ করানো
acquaint in Malayalam
- അറിയിക്കുക, വിവരം ധരിപ്പിക്കുക, പരിചയപ്പെടുത്തുക, പരിചായകം, അനുഭവപ്പെടുക
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- acquaint in Kannada
- ತಿಳಿಸು, ಗುರುತುಮಾಡು
Examples of acquaint in a sentence
- I had almoſt forgotten to acquaint your honor, that one major Alford (who was in mr.1655 April 21, “Mr. Ja. Nutley to ſecreary Thurloe.”, in A Collection of the State Papers of John Thurloe, Eſq; […], volume III, London...
- He went directly, sign'd the indentures, was put into the ship, and came over, never writing a line to acquaint his friends what was become of him.1771–1790, Benjamin Franklin, “The Autobiography [Part 1]”, in John Bigelow, editor, Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. […], Philadelphia...
Synonyms of acquaint
- familiarize
- advise
- to familiarize
- to accustom
- apprise
- inform
Forms of acquaint
| third-person singular present | acquaints |
|---|---|
| present participle | acquainting |
| past participle | acquainted |
| past | acquainted |
Origin of acquaint
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.
Words formed from acquaint
Words that rhyme with acquaint
Questions about acquaint
- What does acquaint mean?
- Acquaint means to furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) know; to make familiar.
- What is acquaint in Tamil?
- Acquaint in Tamil is தெரிவி, அறிமுகப்படுத்து, அறிவித்தல். See Acquaint meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use acquaint in a sentence?
- I had almoſt forgotten to acquaint your honor, that one major Alford (who was in mr.
- What part of speech is acquaint?
- Acquaint can be a verb or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce acquaint?
- Acquaint is pronounced /əˈkweɪnt/.
- What is the past tense of acquaint?
- The past tense of acquaint is acquainted.
Words near acquaint in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: acquaint (page history and authors); acquaint (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); acquaint (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); acquaint (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); acquaint (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); acquaint (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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