Definition of acquaint - Merriam-Webster

1 : to cause to know personally They became acquainted at school. 2 : to make familiar The supervisor acquainted them with their duties. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut acquaint verb SaveWord ac·​quaint |\ə-ˈkwānt \ acquainted;acquainting;acquaints Definitionofacquaint transitiveverb 1 :tocausetoknowpersonally wasacquaintedwiththemayor 2 :tomakefamiliar:tocausetoknowfirsthand acquaintingthenewemployeeswiththeirresponsibilitiesShetookafewdaystoacquaintherselfwiththefactsofthecase. Synonyms ChoosetheRightSynonym MoreExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutacquaint Synonymsforacquaint Synonyms accustom, familiarize, initiate, introduce, orient, orientate VisittheThesaurusforMore  ChoosetheRightSynonymforacquaint inform,acquaint,apprise,notifymeantomakeoneawareofsomething.informimpliestheimpartingofknowledgeespeciallyoffactsoroccurrences. informedusofthecrisis acquaintlaysstressonintroducingtoorfamiliarizingwith. acquaintyourselfwiththekeyboard appriseimpliescommunicatingsomethingofspecialinterestorimportance. keepusapprisedofthesituation notifyimpliessendingnoticeofsomethingrequiringattentionordemandingaction. notifiedthewitnesswhentoappear ExamplesofacquaintinaSentence Thisclassisdesignedtoacquaintstudentswiththeregion'smostimportantwriters. Mr.Kingspentthefirstweekofthesummerinternshipacquaintingeveryonewiththenewcomputers. RecentExamplesontheWeb Thewaythesystemcurrentlyworksisanagencyusuallymusthavealocaloffice--oranetworkofcommunitygroups--thatwillacquaintrefugeeswiththeirnewsurroundingsandhelpthemgetsetupwithhousingandajob,amongotherservices. — PriscillaAlvarez,CNN,23Oct.2021 MembersoftheSolonHistoricalSocietywillacquaintyouwiththemandofferlivere-enactmentsofsomeofthearea’smostfamoushistoricalresidentsduringthegroup’sCemeteryStroll. — JoanRusek,cleveland,11Oct.2021 ThatwouldrequireKrekoriantoacquainthimselfwiththosecommunities’resources,neighborhoodgroupsandpoliticalissues. — DavidZahniser,LosAngelesTimes,30Sep.2021 Thedecisionwasmadebythisreportertoallowforamoresubstantivepiece,invitingthereadertoacquaintthemselvesmorefullywithournewU.S.neighborfromtheEast. — RodBerger,Forbes,9Sep.2021 Forinstance,daysafter9/11,Singhandhisfriendswereoutonthestreetsdistributingflyersattrainstationsandbusstops,tryingtoacquaintAmericanswiththeirfaith. — AnanyaBhattacharya,Quartz,9Sep.2021 Evenwiththeextrasupport,saidElmore,theBUdean,theonusisonstudentstodotheirparttoacquaintthemselveswithcollegebyexploringtheircampusandcityandbondingwithothersophomoresfacingthesameobstacles. — BostonGlobe.com,4Sep.2021 Thisdeal’sgoalistoacquaintpassengerswiththenewMTSandNorthCountyTransitDistrictfarecollectionsystem. — SanDiegoUnion-Tribune,31Aug.2021 Sincethepandemicbegan,likemanyother30-somethingBrooklynites,Badgleyhasleftthecity—movingfirsttoL.A.andthenupstate—andstartedtoacquainthimselfwithprison-abolitionistthinking. — JacksonMchenry,Vulture,30Aug.2021 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'acquaint.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore FirstKnownUseofacquaint 14thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1 HistoryandEtymologyforacquaint MiddleEnglishacoynten,aqueynten,borrowedfromAnglo-Frenchacuinter,acointer,aqueinter,goingbacktoVulgarLatin*accognitāre,frequentativeformationfromthebaseofLatinaccognōscere"torecognize,"fromad-ad-+cognōscere"togettoknow"—moreatcognition,quaint LearnMoreAboutacquaint Shareacquaint PosttheDefinitionofacquainttoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofacquaintonTwitter TimeTravelerforacquaint Thefirstknownuseofacquaintwas inthe14thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury DictionaryEntriesNearacquaint acpt acquaint acquaintance SeeMoreNearbyEntries  PhrasesRelatedtoacquaint acquaintoneselfwith getbetteracquainted Statisticsforacquaint LastUpdated 1Nov2021 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Acquaint.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acquaint.Accessed11Nov.2021. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforacquaint acquaint verb EnglishLanguageLearnersDefinitionofacquaint :tocause(someone)toknowandbecomefamiliarwithsomething SeethefulldefinitionforacquaintintheEnglishLanguageLearnersDictionary acquaint verb ac·​quaint |\ə-ˈkwānt \ acquainted;acquainting KidsDefinitionofacquaint 1 :tocausetoknowpersonally Theybecameacquaintedatschool. 2 :tomakefamiliar Thesupervisoracquaintedthemwiththeirduties. MorefromMerriam-Websteronacquaint Nglish:TranslationofacquaintforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofacquaintforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY steadfast SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary DogWordsQuiz Whichofthefollowinganimalshasadoginitsetymology? canary cat eel hippo Testyourvocabularywithour10-questionquiz! TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! 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