au fait
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of au fait
Literally, “to the fact”
Example Sentences
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Variety described it as "dutiful fan service, sure to satisfy legions of cultists cosplaying in tweed, but not unapproachable to viewers who aren't entirely au fait with the show".
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026
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
"In preparation I've been to see an old friend who's getting me au fait with the rules of magic. "The show is going to have a big fantastical element.
From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2016
He's a Kentuckian au fait with hurricane Sandy benefits and Woody Guthrie tribute albums, whose last album with MMJ, Circuital, was Rolling Stone's 11th best album of 2011.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 3, 2013
Augusta, however, was au fait of the whole, and talked and flitted, and glided; producing, as she supposed, great effect among the young salesmen at the counters.
From Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners by Leslie, Eliza
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