acquaint
verb/əˈkweɪnt/
/əˈkweɪnt/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they acquaint | /əˈkweɪnt/ /əˈkweɪnt/ |
| he / she / it acquaints | /əˈkweɪnts/ /əˈkweɪnts/ |
| past simple acquainted | /əˈkweɪntɪd/ /əˈkweɪntɪd/ |
| past participle acquainted | /əˈkweɪntɪd/ /əˈkweɪntɪd/ |
| -ing form acquainting | /əˈkweɪntɪŋ/ /əˈkweɪntɪŋ/ |
- acquaint somebody/yourself with something to make somebody/yourself familiar with or aware of something
- Please acquaint me with the facts of the case.
- You will first need to acquaint yourself with the filing system.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French acointier ‘make known’, from late Latin accognitare, from Latin accognoscere, from ad- ‘to’ + cognoscere ‘come to know’.
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