acquaint

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(ə-kwānt') pronunciation
tr.v., -quaint·ed, -quaint·ing, -quaints.
    1. To cause to come to know personally: Let me acquaint you with my family.
    2. To make familiar: acquainted myself with the controls.
  1. To inform: Please acquaint us with your plans.

[Middle English aqueinten, from Old French acointier, from Medieval Latin accognitāre, from Latin accognitus, past participle of accognōscere, to know perfectly : ad-, intensive pref.; see ad- + cognōscere, to know; see cognition.]



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Definition: inform oneself or another with something new
Antonyms: conceal, deceive, falsify, hide, hold back, mislead, misrepresent, withhold

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IN BRIEF: To make familiar.

pronunciation All students must acquaint themselves with the rules of the school.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - gøre bekendt med, sætte sig ind i

idioms:

  • acquaint oneself with    sætte sig ind i, gøre sig bekendt med
  • be acquainted with    være fortrolig med, være bekendt med

Nederlands (Dutch)
op de hoogte brengen, bekend maken (met)

Français (French)
v. tr. - mettre au courant, aviser, avertir, instruire qn de qch, renseigner qn sur qch, mettre qn au courant

idioms:

  • acquaint oneself with    se mettre au courant de, faire connaissance avec
  • be acquainted with    connaître, savoir, être au courant de

Deutsch (German)
v. - bekannt machen, sich bekannt machen, im Kenntnis setzen, vorstellen

idioms:

  • acquaint oneself with    Bekanntschaft machen
  • be acquainted with    jdn. kennen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εξοικειώνω, ενημερώνω, πληροφορώ

idioms:

  • acquaint oneself with    εξοικειώνομαι με
  • be acquainted with    γνωρίζω καλά, είμαι εξοικειωμένος με

Italiano (Italian)
informare, mettere al corrente, far conoscere

idioms:

  • acquaint oneself with    fare la conoscenza di, informarsi su
  • acquaint with    mettere al corrente di

Português (Portuguese)
v. - dar a conhecer, informar, familiarizar(-se)

idioms:

  • acquaint oneself with    familiarizar-se com, inteirar-se de
  • acquaint with    conhecer pessoalmente
  • be acquainted with    conhecer pessoalmente, entender

Русский (Russian)
знакомить

idioms:

  • acquaint oneself with    ознакомиться с
  • acquaint with    познакомить кого-либо с...
  • be acquainted with    знаком, знать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - informar, familiarizar, enterar

idioms:

  • acquaint oneself with    familiarizarse con, informarse sobre
  • be acquainted with    conocer a alguien o algo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - sätta sig in i, bekanta sig med

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
介绍, 使认识, 使了解, 使熟知

idioms:

  • acquaint oneself with    开始知道
  • be acquainted with    熟悉

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 介紹, 使認識, 使瞭解, 使熟知

idioms:

  • acquaint oneself with    開始知道
  • be acquainted with    熟悉

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 알리다, 자세히 알게 하다

idioms:

  • acquaint oneself with    ~에 정통하다
  • be acquainted with    ~을 알고 있다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 知らせる, 熟知させる

idioms:

  • acquaint oneself with    よく知る, 精通する
  • acquaint with    知らせる, 紹介する
  • be acquainted with    と知り合いである, よく知っている

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعرف, يخبر, يطلع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הכיר, הציג, וידע‬


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