Acquaint
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verb
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noun
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(As a verb)
Acquaint ( verb )
- To make someone aware of or familiar with something.
- 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:
- I am pleased to acquainting you with my new colleagues.
- He was acquainting the new employee with the company's policies.
- The guidebook will acquainting you with the city's history and culture.
- She was acquainting herself with the new software.
- 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:
- I was introduced to an interesting acquaint at the party.
- He was a mere acquaint to her before they started dating.
- I saw an old acquaint from college on the street.
- She was a casual acquaint of mine, but we never hung out.
- He was a business acquaint, we had met only once.