"acquaint" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /əˈkweɪnt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-acquaint.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -eɪnt Etymology: From Middle English aqueynten, acointen, from Old French acointier, from Early Medieval Latin accognitāre, from Late Latin accognitus, past participle of accognoscō, from Latin cognoscō, from nōscō. See also quaint, know. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|aqueynten|aqueynten, acointen}} Middle English aqueynten, acointen, {{der|en|fro|acointier}} Old French acointier, {{der|en|la-eme|accognitō|accognitāre}} Early Medieval Latin accognitāre, {{der|en|LL.|accognitus}} Late Latin accognitus, {{m|la|accognoscō}} accognoscō, {{der|en|la|cognoscō}} Latin cognoscō, {{m|la|nōscō}} nōscō, {{m|en|quaint}} quaint, {{m|en|know}} know Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} acquaint (not comparable)
  1. (now chiefly Scotland) Acquainted. Tags: Scotland, not-comparable Related terms: acquaintance, acquainted
    Sense id: en-acquaint-en-adj-GyJxnGED Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 13 33 20

Verb [English]

IPA: /əˈkweɪnt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-acquaint.wav [Southern-England] Forms: acquaints [present, singular, third-person], acquainting [participle, present], acquainted [participle, past], acquainted [past]
Rhymes: -eɪnt Etymology: From Middle English aqueynten, acointen, from Old French acointier, from Early Medieval Latin accognitāre, from Late Latin accognitus, past participle of accognoscō, from Latin cognoscō, from nōscō. See also quaint, know. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|aqueynten|aqueynten, acointen}} Middle English aqueynten, acointen, {{der|en|fro|acointier}} Old French acointier, {{der|en|la-eme|accognitō|accognitāre}} Early Medieval Latin accognitāre, {{der|en|LL.|accognitus}} Late Latin accognitus, {{m|la|accognoscō}} accognoscō, {{der|en|la|cognoscō}} Latin cognoscō, {{m|la|nōscō}} nōscō, {{m|en|quaint}} quaint, {{m|en|know}} know Head templates: {{en-verb}} acquaint (third-person singular simple present acquaints, present participle acquainting, simple past and past participle acquainted)
  1. (transitive, followed by with) To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) know; to make familiar. Tags: transitive Synonyms (to make familiar): familiarize Translations (to furnish or give experimental knowledge of): знаёміць (znajómicʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), пазнаёміць (paznajómicʹ) [perfective] (Belarusian), запознавам (zapoznavam) (Bulgarian), известявам (izvestjavam) (Bulgarian), lære at kende (Danish), tutustuttaa (Finnish), perehdyttää (Finnish), vertraut machen (German), megismertet (Hungarian), összeismertet (Hungarian), ismertet (Hungarian), ознакомить (oznakomitʹ) (Russian), упо̀знати [Cyrillic, perfective] (Serbo-Croatian), upòznati [Roman, perfective] (Serbo-Croatian), dar a conocer (Spanish), bekanta sig (Swedish), sätta sig in (Swedish), знайо́мити (znajómyty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), познайо́мити (poznajómyty) [perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-acquaint-en-verb-4PzYLTJQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 13 33 20 Disambiguation of 'to make familiar': 93 1 6 Disambiguation of 'to furnish or give experimental knowledge of': 96 3 1
  2. (transitive, archaic, followed by of or that) To communicate notice to; to inform; let know. Tags: archaic, transitive Synonyms (to communicate notice to): advise Translations (to communicate notice to): съобщавам (sǎobštavam) (Bulgarian), in Kenntnis setzen (note: with davon) (German), mitteilen (German), unterrichten (with darüber) (German), informieren (with darüber) (German), tudat (Hungarian), tudomására hoz (Hungarian), értesít (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-acquaint-en-verb-00ZVKHq4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 13 33 20 Disambiguation of 'to communicate notice to': 2 97 1 Disambiguation of 'to communicate notice to': 2 97 1
  3. (transitive, obsolete) To familiarize; to accustom. Tags: obsolete, transitive Synonyms (habituate, inure): to familiarize, to accustom Translations (to familiarize; to accustom): запознавам (zapoznavam) (Bulgarian), familiarizar (Portuguese), упо̀знати [Cyrillic, perfective] (Serbo-Croatian), upòznati [Roman, perfective] (Serbo-Croatian), familiarizar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-acquaint-en-verb-NzFIk-AE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 13 33 20 Disambiguation of 'habituate, inure': 11 11 78 Disambiguation of 'to familiarize; to accustom': 2 5 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: apprise, inform Derived forms: acquaintant, disacquaint, foreacquaint, preacquaint, reacquaint, unacquaint

Adjective [Scots]

Head templates: {{head|sco|adjective}} acquaint
  1. Alternative form of acquant Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: acquant
    Sense id: en-acquaint-sco-adj-zvE4sX9R Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for acquaint meaning in All languages combined (13.2kB)

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          "text": "I had almoſt forgotten to acquaint your honor, that one major Alford (who was in mr. Love's conſpiracy) was of the graund inqueſt at Saliſbury, and was very zealous in his highneſſe ſervice here, and his good affection and wiſe carriage here, did much advantage the buſſineſe.",
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          "text": "October 2 1642, Isaac Basire, letter to John Evelyn\nWhat success it may further have I shall acquaint you at my coming over"
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      "code": "da",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "to furnish or give experimental knowledge of",
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      "code": "sh",
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      "ipa": "/əˈkweɪnt/"
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