acquaint

ac·quaint

A0061700 (ə-kwānt′)tr.v. ac·quaint·ed, ac·quaint·ing, ac·quaints 1. a. To cause to come to know personally: Let me acquaint you with my family.b. To make familiar: acquainted myself with the controls.2. To inform: Please acquaint us with your plans.

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[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.]

acquaint

(əˈkweɪnt) vb (tr) 1. (foll by: with or of) to make (a person) familiar or conversant (with); inform (of)2. (foll by with) chiefly US to introduce (to); bring into contact (with)[C13: via Old French and Medieval Latin from Latin accognitus, from accognōscere to know perfectly, from ad- (intensive) + cognōscere to know]

ac•quaint

(əˈkweɪnt)

v.t. 1. to make more or less familiar, aware, or conversant (usu. fol. by with): to acquaint the mayor with our plan. 2. to furnish with knowledge; inform (usu. fol. by with): to acquaint the manager with one's findings. 3. to bring into social contact; introduce (usu. fol. by with). [1250–1300; Middle English aqueinten, acointen < Old French acoint(i)er, v. derivative of acointe familiar, known < Latin accognitus]

acquaint

Past participle: acquainted
Gerund: acquainting

Imperative
acquaint
acquaint

Present
I acquaint
you acquaint
he/she/it acquaints
we acquaint
you acquaint
they acquaint

Preterite
I acquainted
you acquainted
he/she/it acquainted
we acquainted
you acquainted
they acquainted

Present Continuous
I am acquainting
you are acquainting
he/she/it is acquainting
we are acquainting
you are acquainting
they are acquainting

Present Perfect
I have acquainted
you have acquainted
he/she/it has acquainted
we have acquainted
you have acquainted
they have acquainted

Past Continuous
I was acquainting
you were acquainting
he/she/it was acquainting
we were acquainting
you were acquainting
they were acquainting

Past Perfect
I had acquainted
you had acquainted
he/she/it had acquainted
we had acquainted
you had acquainted
they had acquainted

Future
I will acquaint
you will acquaint
he/she/it will acquaint
we will acquaint
you will acquaint
they will acquaint

Future Perfect
I will have acquainted
you will have acquainted
he/she/it will have acquainted
we will have acquainted
you will have acquainted
they will have acquainted

Future Continuous
I will be acquainting
you will be acquainting
he/she/it will be acquainting
we will be acquainting
you will be acquainting
they will be acquainting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been acquainting
you have been acquainting
he/she/it has been acquainting
we have been acquainting
you have been acquainting
they have been acquainting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been acquainting
you will have been acquainting
he/she/it will have been acquainting
we will have been acquainting
you will have been acquainting
they will have been acquainting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been acquainting
you had been acquainting
he/she/it had been acquainting
we had been acquainting
you had been acquainting
they had been acquainting

Conditional
I would acquaint
you would acquaint
he/she/it would acquaint
we would acquaint
you would acquaint
they would acquaint

Past Conditional
I would have acquainted
you would have acquainted
he/she/it would have acquainted
we would have acquainted
you would have acquainted
they would have acquainted

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	acquaint - cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community"introduce, presentinform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights"familiarise, familiarize, acquaint - make familiar or conversant with; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings"reintroduce, re-introduce - introduce anew; "We haven't met in a long time, so let me reintroduce myself"present - formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.introduce, bring out - bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc.
	2.	acquaint - make familiar or conversant with; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings"familiarise, familiarizeinform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights"orient - familiarize (someone) with new surroundings or circumstances; "The dean of students tries to orient the freshmen"verse - familiarize through thorough study or experience; "She versed herself in Roman archeology"reacquaint - familiarize anew; "We reacquainted ourselves with this technique"get into - familiarize oneself thoroughly with; "He really got into semantics"acquaint, introduce, present - cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community"
	3.	acquaint - inform; "Please acquaint your colleagues of your plans to move"inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights"

acquaint

verb tell, reveal, advise, inform, communicate, disclose, notify, enlighten, divulge, familiarize, apprise, let (someone) know I want to acquaint myself with your abilities and your weaknesses. Have steps been made to acquaint them with their rights?

acquaint

verb1. To make known socially:introduce, present.2. To impart information to:advise, apprise, educate, enlighten, inform, notify, tell.

Translations

使熟悉通知

acquaint

(əˈkweint) verb1. to make (usually oneself) familiar (with). You must acquaint yourself with the routine of the office. 讓(通常是自己)熟悉 使熟悉2. to inform (a person) of. Have you acquainted her with your plans? 通知 通知acquaintance noun1. a person whom one knows slightly. 相識(但不熟)的人，泛泛之交 相识的人，泛泛之交 2. (with with) knowledge. My acquaintance with the works of Shakespeare is slight. 瞭解，認識 了解be acquainted with to know or be familiar with. I'm not acquainted with her father. 認識，熟識 认识make someone's acquaintance to get to know someone. I made her acquaintance when on holiday in France. 結識某人 结识某人