Definizione monolingua

acquaint

acquaint (third-person singular simple present acquaints, present participle acquainting, simple past and past participle acquainted)

1. (transitive) To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) to know; to make familiar; -- followed by with.

   Before a man can speak on any subject, it is necessary to be acquainted with it. -John Locke

   A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. -Isaiah 53:3

2. (ditransitive) To communicate notice to; to inform; to make cognizant; -- followed by with (formerly, also, by of), or by that, introducing the intelligence; as, to acquaint a friend with the particulars of an act.

   Acquaint her here of my son Paris love. -Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, III-iv

   I must acquaint you that I have received New dated letters from Northumberland. -William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part II, IV-i

3. (obsolete, transitive) To familiarize; to accustom.

acquaint (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Acquainted.

Definizione dizionario acquaint

	informare
	To give information.

insegnare

	avvisare
	To give information.

	familiarizzarsi
	To make (usually oneself) familiar (with).

introdurre

notificare

presentare

Altri significati:

to furnish or give experimental knowledge of

(ditransitive) To communicate notice to; to inform; to make cognizant; -- followed by 'with' (formerly, also, by 'of'), or by 'that', introducing the intelligence; as, to acquaint a friend with the particulars of an act.

(obsolete, transitive) To familiarize; to accustom.

(transitive) To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) to know; to make familiar; -- followed by 'with'.

(obsolete) Acquainted.