acquaint

əˈkweɪnt

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of acquaint - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

familiarizemake someone familiar with something

She will acquaint you with the new software.

familiarize

introduce

communicationinform someone about something

He acquainted them with the latest news.

apprise

inform

notify

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Origin of acquaint

Old French, acointier (make known)

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familiarize

self-learning

acquaint oneself with something through study or experience

verse

education

acquaint or familiarize someone with a subject

Examples of acquaint in a sentence

Let me acquaint you with our procedures.
She acquainted herself with the new software quickly.
The guide acquainted the tourists with the local customs.

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French:familiariser, informer, ...
German:vertraut machen, informieren, ...
Italian:far conoscere, informare, ...
Spanish:familiarizar, informar, ...
Portuguese:familiarizar, informar, ...
Chinese:介绍, 通知, ...
Japanese:慣れさせる, 知らせる, ...
Arabic:عَرَّفَ, عَرَّف, ...
Hebrew:לְהַכִּיר לְ־ אֶת־, לְהַכִּיר לְמִישֶׁהוּ אֶת, ...
Russian:ознакомить, информировать, ...
Ukrainian:ознайомлювати, ...
Hindi:परिचित कराना, सूचित करना, ...
Bengali:পরিচিত করানো, জানানো, ...
Catalan:familiaritzar, informar, ...
Czech:seznámit, informovat, ...
Danish:gøre bekendt med, orientere, ...
Dutch:vertrouwd maken met, informeren, ...
Greek:εξοικειώνω, πληροφορώ, ...
Hungarian:megismertetni, értesíteni, ...
Khmer:ណែនាំឱ្យស្គាល់, ជូនដំណឹង, ...
Korean:익숙하게 하다, 전하다, ...
Persian:آشنا کردن, اطلاع دادن, ...
Polish:zapoznać, zapoznawać, ...
Portuguese (BR):familiarizar, informar, ...
Romanian:a familiariza, a informa, ...
Swedish:bekanta, informera, ...
Thai:ทำให้คุ้นเคยกับ, แจ้ง, ...
Turkish:tanıştırmak, haberdar etmek, ...
Vietnamese:làm quen, thông báo, ...

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