Acquaint definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Acquaint definition: If you acquaint someone with something, you tell them about it so that they know it. If... | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus Thesaurus AmericanThesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Definitionof 'acquaint'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× acquaint (əkweɪnt ) Wordforms:3rdpersonsingularpresent tenseacquaints ,presentparticipleacquainting ,pasttense,pastparticipleacquainted 1. verb Ifyouacquaintsomeonewithsomething,youtellthemaboutitsothattheyknowit.Ifyouacquaintyourselfwithsomething,youlearnaboutit. [formal]...effortstoacquaintthepublicwiththeirrightsunderthenewlaw.[VERBnoun+with] Iwanttoacquaintmyselfwithyourstrengthsandweaknesses.[VERBpronoun-reflexive+with] Synonyms:tell,announce,reveal,advise MoreSynonymsofacquaint 2. Seealsoacquainted COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof acquaint Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'acquaint' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'acquaint' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'climatechange' HindiTranslationof'acquaint' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency acquaintinBritishEnglish (əˈkweɪnt ) verb(transitive)1. (follbywithorof) tomake(aperson)familiarorconversant(with);inform(of) 2. (follbywith)mainlyUS tointroduce(to);bringintocontact(with) CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordoriginC13:viaOldFrenchandMedievalLatinfromLatinaccognitus,fromaccognōsceretoknowperfectly,fromad-(intensive)+cognōsceretoknow WordFrequency acquaintinAmericanEnglish (əˈkweɪnt ) verbtransitive1.  toletknow;giveknowledgeto;makeaware;inform toacquaintoneselfwiththefacts 2.  tocausetoknowpersonally;makefamiliarwith areyouacquaintedwithmybrother? SIMILARWORDS: ˈnotiˌfy Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordoriginMEaqueinten