acquaint
verb (used with object)
to make more or less familiar, aware, or conversant (usually followed bywith ).
have acquainted
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present perfectof acquaint.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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If we could at least have managed our domestic affairs and our internal administration, we could have acquainted ourselves with the processes and mechanics of public affairs.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
It was Percy who may have acquainted her with galvanism, which Frankenstein explicitly mentions as the key to reanimation in the 1831 edition.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 10, 2018
“Probably it is best for police officers to avoid using hand gestures until they have acquainted themselves with what they mean to the community members whom they serve.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 11, 2013
None perhaps in our own country have acquainted themselves particularly with their contents.
From View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 by Henry Hallam
Heaven knows how punctiliously our guide would have acquainted us with every particular of the Lateran group, which for a thousand years before the Vatican was the home of the popes.
From Roman Holidays, and Others by William Dean Howells
