acquaint
verb (used with object)
to make more or less familiar, aware, or conversant (usually followed bywith ).
acquaints
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present tense formof acquaint (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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It acquaints people with the mechanics of investing and gives them a place to learn without putting real money on the line.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 18, 2026
His account revisits what is certainly one of the most exciting, turbulent periods in the history of science and better acquaints us with people who played significant roles in this drama.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 5, 2021
As William Shakespeare wrote, “Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2019
Like nothing else, it acquaints women with extremes of feeling.
From Economist ● Apr. 19, 2018
He seeks Jerusalem, and acquaints himself with Oriental poetry.
From Henry of Ofterdingen: A Romance. by Friedrich von Hardenberg
