acquainted; acquainting; acquaints
1
: to cause to know personally
was acquainted with the mayor
2
: to make familiar : to cause to know firsthand
acquainting the new employees with their responsibilities
She took a few days to acquaint herself with the facts of the case.
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Examples of acquaint in a Sentence
This class is designed to acquaint students with the region's most important writers.
Mr. King spent the first week of the summer internship acquainting everyone with the new computers.
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Also, President Trump’s family has paid several visits to Mongolia on personal trips to get acquainted with our nomadic lifestyle and beautiful landscape.
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Charlie Campbell, TIME, 22 Jan. 2025
The artist is well acquainted with Schrödinger’s uncertain future.
—Liana Finck, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2025
She got acquainted with 150 women in person and another 150 online since.
—Sonal Nain, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
Perhaps nowhere in the world is the pressure more intense than in Southern California, where the demands on the power grid are high and many residents are well acquainted with the consequences of aging, unsuitable infrastructure.
—Andrew Heath, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Charlie Campbell, TIME, 22 Jan. 2025
The artist is well acquainted with Schrödinger’s uncertain future.
—Liana Finck, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2025
She got acquainted with 150 women in person and another 150 online since.
—Sonal Nain, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
Perhaps nowhere in the world is the pressure more intense than in Southern California, where the demands on the power grid are high and many residents are well acquainted with the consequences of aging, unsuitable infrastructure.
—Andrew Heath, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for acquaint
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“Acquaint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acquaint. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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