acquaint

verb
🔊/əˈkweɪnt/
🔊/əˈkweɪnt/
(formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they acquaint
🔊/əˈkweɪnt/
🔊/əˈkweɪnt/
he / she / it acquaints
🔊/əˈkweɪnts/
🔊/əˈkweɪnts/
past simple acquainted
🔊/əˈkweɪntɪd/
🔊/əˈkweɪntɪd/
past participle acquainted
🔊/əˈkweɪntɪd/
🔊/əˈkweɪntɪd/
-ing form acquainting
🔊/əˈkweɪntɪŋ/
🔊/əˈkweɪntɪŋ/
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  1. acquaint somebody/yourself with something to make somebody/yourself familiar with or aware of something使熟悉;使了解
    • Please acquaint me with the facts of the case.请把这事的实情告诉我。🔊🔊
    • You will first need to acquaint yourself with the filing system.你首先需要熟悉文件归档方法。🔊🔊
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French acointier ‘make known’, from late Latin accognitare, from Latin accognoscere, from ad- ‘to’ + cognoscere ‘come to know’.