acquainted
having personal knowledge as a result of study, experience, etc.; informed (usually followed by with): to be acquainted with law.
brought into social contact; made familiar: people acquainted through mutual friends.
Origin of acquainted
1Other words from acquainted
- ac·quaint·ed·ness, noun
- half-ac·quaint·ed, adjective
- qua·si-ac·quaint·ed, adjective
- un·ac·quaint·ed, adjective
- well-ac·quaint·ed, adjective
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How to use acquainted in a sentence
It's the usual getting-acquainted-with-our-freshman-sisters affair.
Jane Allen: Right Guard | Edith BancroftI had not the honour to be acquainted him till 1651, being my she cosen Montague's physitian and friend.
Brief Lives (Vol. 1 of 2) | John Aubrey
British Dictionary definitions for acquainted
/ (əˈkweɪntɪd) /
(sometimes foll by with) on terms of familiarity but not intimacy
(foll by with) having knowledge or experience (of); familiar (with)
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