Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

well-acquainted

British  

adjective

  1. having a good knowledge or understanding of someone or something

    well acquainted with Milton

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Well acquainted with the details of his six-week art-making spree, which had received plenty of news coverage, they prized the work’s immediacy and authenticity.

From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2011

Well acquainted with the lessons of Lawrence in Arabia and Allenby in Palestine was the British Commander, Lieut.

From Time Magazine Archive

Well acquainted is Comptroller Sproul with the magnitude of his institution's academic and student population.

From Time Magazine Archive

Well acquainted with all her difficulties, the French Government hastened to take advantage of them.

From The Life of Admiral Viscount Exmouth by Osler, Edward

Well acquainted with the first principles of natural philosophy, he had considerable advantages over his contemporaries; and his superiority was soon acknowledged.

From Popular Lectures on Zoonomia Or The Laws of Animal Life, in Health and Disease by Garnett, Thomas

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "well-acquainted" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com