acquainted

  • 11Acquainted — Acquaint Ac*quaint , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acquainted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Acquainting}.] [OE. aqueinten, acointen, OF. acointier, LL. adcognitare, fr. L. ad + cognitus, p. p. of cognoscere to know; con + noscere to know. See {Quaint}, {Know}.] 1.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 12acquainted — adj. familiar with sth VERBS ▪ be ▪ become, get ▪ I would like to get acquainted with her. ADVERB ▪ fully, intimately …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 13acquainted — acquaintedness, n. /euh kwayn tid/, adj. 1. having personal knowledge as a result of study, experience, etc.; informed (usually fol. by with): to be acquainted with law. 2. brought into social contact; made familiar: people acquainted through… …

    Universalium

  • 14acquainted — [əˈkweɪntɪd] adj formal 1) if two people are acquainted, they know each other, but usually not very well 2) if you are acquainted with something, you know about it …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 15acquainted — /əˈkweɪntəd/ (say uh kwayntuhd) adjective 1. (of two people) known to each other. –phrase 2. acquainted with, having personal knowledge of; informed about: *The passenger was surprised that one whom he scarcely knew should be acquainted with his… …

  • 16acquainted — adjective having fair knowledge of (Freq. 1) they were acquainted fully acquainted with the facts • Similar to: ↑familiar …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 17acquainted — adjective Personally known; familiar. Suppose, therefore, a person to have enjoyed his sight for thirty years, and to have become perfectly acquainted with colours of all kinds …

    Wiktionary

  • 18acquainted — adj 1.Usu. acquainted with apprised of, informed of, privy to, in on; aware of, alive to, conscious of, cognizant of; conversant with, familiar with, instructed in, knowledgeable in, versed in. 2. mutually known or recognized; sociable with,… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 19acquainted —   Kama āina.   Also: kama alua, kuluma.    ♦ Not well acquainted, mamalihini …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 20acquainted — Having personal, familiar, knowledge of a person, event, or thing. Acquaintance expresses less than familiarity; familiarity less than intimacy. Acquaintance springs from occasional intercourse, familiarity from daily intercourse, intimacy from… …

    Black's law dictionary

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