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
If you are not au fait, then pimple popping is the trend for filming, up close and personal, the act of popping, squeezing or otherwise removing blackheads, cysts and other dermatological dementors.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 19, 2019
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
These, fancying themselves au fait in the military art, were not so pleasant to deal with; and at times it required all Gallagher’s determined firmness to convince them that he was commander-in-chief upon the Suwanee.
From Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land by Mayne Reid
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