au fait
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of au fait
Literally, “to the fact”
Example Sentences
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However, Nelson is less au fait with Asian finance and politics than his predecessor, Mark Tucker, a veteran of Hong Kong’s insurance industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
But perhaps the McLaren driver was not completely au fait with Max Verstappen’s day.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2024
It points towards a far more visually literate consumer, who is au fait with the aesthetics of Instagram, selfies, and photography as an everyday language.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2017
Like many of his contemporaries, he was au fait with the new science – with Darwin, Lyell et al – but equally troubled by change.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 16, 2012
It is quite agreeable to me to meet the 'observed of all observers,'—the monarch of fashion,—for, in ten minutes, I shall be as au fait of Paris as if I had never left it.
From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 by Eugène Sue
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