Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Known by or familiar with another.
- adjective Informed or familiar.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having acquaintance; informed; having personal knowledge.
- Known; familiarly known; not new.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Personally known; familiar. See To be acquainted with, under
acquaint , v. t.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Personally
known ;familiar . - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
acquaint .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having fair knowledge of
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Examples
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Henri de Lubac and Karol Wojtyla, who later became Pope, were already acquainted from the days of the Second Vatican Council and held one another in high esteem.
The Cardinal 2009
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Henri de Lubac and Karol Wojtyla, who later became Pope, were already acquainted from the days of the Second Vatican Council and held one another in high esteem.
Pope John Paul II 2009
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Henri de Lubac and Karol Wojtyla, who later became Pope, were already acquainted from the days of the Second Vatican Council and held one another in high esteem.
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Note: The travels of Bruce, illustrated by those of Mr. Salt, and the narrative of Nathaniel Pearce, have brought us again acquainted with this remote region.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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The work of Bach on the History of the Roman Jurisprudence, with which Gibbon was not acquainted, is far superior to that of
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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The Chamberlain acquainted them with the King’s commands, to which they replied, “We hear and we obey;” and all drew up before the pavilion entrance.
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But when Maximin acquainted him that he had been saluted Augustus by the army, Galerius was obliged to acknowledge him as well as Constantine, as equal associates in the Imperial dignity.]
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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I could scarcely be called acquainted with her, though I had been into her room and called with others.
Brook Farm John Thomas Codman
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The only encyclopaedia since 1772 with which I am acquainted, that is planned with a view to the presentation of a general body of doctrine, is the unfinished Encyclopedie Nuevelle of Pierre Leroux and Jean Reynaud.
Diderot and the Encyclopaedists Morley, John, 1838-1923 1905
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The only encyclopædia since 1772 with which I am acquainted, that is planned with a view to the presentation of a general body of doctrine, is the unfinished Encyclopédie Nuevelle of Pìerre
Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2) John Morley 1880
Kristianto2010 commented on the word acquainted
Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil. Hebrews 5:13-14.
April 1, 2011