Acquaint ( verb , noun )

(As a verb)

Acquaint ( verb )

1. To make someone aware of or familiar with something.
2. To cause to become familiar with someone or something.

Origin:

From middle english aqueynten, from old french aquaindre, from latin ad ("to") + cognoscere ("to know"), from com- ("together") + gnoscere ("to kno.w")

Examples:

1. I am pleased to acquainting you with my new colleagues.
2. He was acquainting the new employee with the company's policies.
3. The guidebook will acquainting you with the city's history and culture.
4. She was acquainting herself with the new software.
5. The lecture was aimed at acquainting the students with the latest research in the field.

(As a noun)

Acquaint ( noun )

A person one knows slightly or has met for the first time.

Origin:

From middle english aqueynten, from old french aquaindre, from latin ad ("to") + cognoscere ("to know"), from com- ("together") + gnoscere ("to kno.w")

Examples:

1. I was introduced to an interesting acquaint at the party.
2. He was a mere acquaint to her before they started dating.
3. I saw an old acquaint from college on the street.
4. She was a casual acquaint of mine, but we never hung out.
5. He was a business acquaint, we had met only once.