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1 acquaint
[ə'kweɪnt] 1.2.to acquaint sb. with sth. — informare qcn. di qcs., mettere qcn. al corrente di qcs
to acquaint oneself with sth. — informarsi su qcs., imparare qcs
* * *[ə'kweint]1) (to make (usually oneself) familiar (with): You must acquaint yourself with the routine of the office.) familiarizzarsi2) (to inform (a person) of: Have you acquainted her with your plans?) informare•- be acquainted with
- make someone's acquaintance* * *[ə'kweɪnt] 1.2.to acquaint sb. with sth. — informare qcn. di qcs., mettere qcn. al corrente di qcs
to acquaint oneself with sth. — informarsi su qcs., imparare qcs
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2 acquaint ac·quaint vt
[ə'kweɪnt]1)to acquaint sb with sth — informare qn di qc, far sapere qc a qn, mettere qn al corrente di qche's already acquainted with the facts — è già informato or a conoscenza dei fatti
to acquaint o.s. with sth — familiarizzarsi con qc, impratichirsi su qc
2)to be acquainted with sb — conoscere (personalmente) qn -
3 (to) acquaint
(to) acquaint /əˈkweɪnt/v. t.(form.) informare; mettere al corrente; rendere edotto: to acquaint sb. with st., informare q. di qc.● to acquaint oneself with, imparare a usare; familiarizzarsi con □ to be acquainted with, conoscere; essere al corrente (o a conoscenza) di; essere edotto su □ to become (o to get) acquainted with sb., venire a conoscenza di; fare la conoscenza di q. -
4 (to) acquaint
(to) acquaint /əˈkweɪnt/v. t.(form.) informare; mettere al corrente; rendere edotto: to acquaint sb. with st., informare q. di qc.● to acquaint oneself with, imparare a usare; familiarizzarsi con □ to be acquainted with, conoscere; essere al corrente (o a conoscenza) di; essere edotto su □ to become (o to get) acquainted with sb., venire a conoscenza di; fare la conoscenza di q. -
5 acquainted
[ə'kweɪntɪd] 1. 2.to get, become acquainted with sb. — fare la conoscenza di qcn.
to get, become acquainted with sth. — venire a conoscenza di qcs
* * *[ə'kweɪntɪd] 1. 2.to get, become acquainted with sb. — fare la conoscenza di qcn.
to get, become acquainted with sth. — venire a conoscenza di qcs
См. также в других словарях:
Acquaint — Ac*quaint , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acquainted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Acquainting}.] [OE. aqueinten, acointen, OF. acointier, LL. adcognitare, fr. L. ad + cognitus, p. p. of cognoscere to know; con + noscere to know. See {Quaint}, {Know}.] 1. To furnish … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
acquaint yourself with something — phrase to make an effort to learn about something She had failed to acquaint herself with the facts. Thesaurus: to learn new skills or informationsynonym Main entry: acquaint … Useful english dictionary
Acquaint — Ac*quaint , a. [OF. acoint. See {Acquaint}, v. t.] Acquainted. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
acquaint — ► VERB 1) (acquaint with) make (someone) aware of or familiar with. 2) (be acquainted with) know personally. 3) (be acquainted) (of two or more people) know each other personally. ORIGIN Latin accognitare, from cognoscere come to know … English terms dictionary
acquaint — [ə kwānt′] vt. [ME aqueinten < OFr acointier < ML adcognitare < L ad , to + cognitus, pp. of cognoscere, to know thoroughly < con , with gnoscere, KNOW] 1. to let know; give knowledge to; make aware; inform [to acquaint oneself with… … English World dictionary
acquaint — index apprise, communicate, convey (communicate), disabuse, disclose, divulge, enlighten, impart … Law dictionary
acquaint — (v.) early 13c., from O.Fr. acointier make known, make acquaintance of, from V.L. accognitare to make known, from L. accognitus acquainted with, pp. of accognoscere know well, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + cognitus, pp. of cogniscere … Etymology dictionary
acquaint — *inform, apprise, advise, notify Analogous words: tell, *reveal, disclose, divulge: *teach, instruct, educate, school: accustom, *habituate Contrasted words: conceal, *hide: withhold, reserve, hold, hold back (i … New Dictionary of Synonyms
acquaint — [v] inform oneself or another about something new accustom, advise, apprise, bring out, clue, come out with*, disclose, divulge, enlighten, familiarize, fill in, fix up*, get together*, habituate, inform, intro*, introduce, knock down*, let know … New thesaurus
acquaint — UK [əˈkweɪnt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms acquaint : present tense I/you/we/they acquaint he/she/it acquaints present participle acquainting past tense acquainted past participle acquainted formal to give someone information about something … English dictionary
acquaint — /əˈkweɪnt / (say uh kwaynt) verb (t) 1. (sometimes followed by with) to share information with: *She was urged by no reciprocal sisterly desire to acquaint Norman with her knowledge. –xavier herbert, 1938. 2. US (sometimes followed by to or with) …