Past tense of acquaint
regular verb
The past tense of acquaint is acquainted. The past participle is also acquainted.
Forms of acquaint
| Base form (V1) | acquaint /əˈkweɪnt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | acquainted /əˈkweɪntɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | acquainted /əˈkweɪntɪd/ |
| Present participle | acquainting |
| Third person singular | acquaints |
Acquainted in a sentence
- The only thing I was going to become acquainted with was a one-way bus ticket to Nopeville.2019, Bethany Hoeflich, “Soul Bonds are a Witch”, in A Bond of Words: 29 Short Stories, Scout Media, →ISBN, page 119. From the entry danger noodle
- Most people acquainted with a personal computer system exhibit the baby duck syndrome.2013 April 22, Ted Herman, “General Landscape of Computing Languages”, in A Functional Start to Computing with Python (Chapman & Hall/CRC…. From the entry baby duck syndrome
- Bear attacks are uncommon in Arizona, and the woman was someone the speaker was acquainted with.2003, Willem J. de Reuse, “Evidentiality in Western Apache (Athabaskan)”, in Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald, R. M. W. Dixon, editors, Studies in…. From the entry mirative
- Thankfully, I'm acquainted with a large number of other hugaholics, male and female.2001, Fritz Klein, Tom Schwartz, editors, Bisexual and Gay Husbands: Their Stories, Their Words, Harrington Park Press, →ISBN, page 160. From the entry hugaholic
- The manager may not even take time to become acquainted with those risks, or may underresearch them.1984, Mark J. Roe, “Bankruptcy and Mass Tort”, in Columbia Law Review, volume 84, number 4, →DOI, page 909. From the entry underresearch
Meaning of acquaint
- verb To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) know; to make familiar.
- verb To communicate notice to; to inform; let know.
- verb To familiarize; to accustom.
Questions about the past tense of acquaint
- What is the past tense of acquaint?
- The past tense of acquaint is acquainted.
- What is the past participle of acquaint?
- The past participle of acquaint is acquainted.
- Is acquaint a regular or irregular verb?
- Acquaint is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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