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Definition of acquainted adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

acquainted

adjective
 
/əˈkweɪntɪd/
 
/əˈkweɪntɪd/
[not before noun]
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  1. 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.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • become
    • get
    adverb
    • fully
    • intimately
    • well
    preposition
    • with
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  2. not close friends with somebody, but having met a few times before
    • We got acquainted at the conference (= met and started to get to know each other).
    • acquainted with somebody I am well acquainted with her family.
    Extra Examples
    • I am not personally acquainted with her.
    • I would like to get acquainted with her.
    • Playing a game with the children is a good way of getting them acquainted.
See acquainted in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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