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To be acquainted with

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 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.
    --Locke.

    A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief.
    --Isa. liii. 3.

  2. 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.
    --Shak.

    I must acquaint you that I have received New dated letters from Northumberland.
    --Shak.

  3. To familiarize; to accustom. [Obs.]
    --Evelyn.

    To be acquainted with, to be possessed of personal knowledge of; to be cognizant of; to be more or less familiar with; to be on terms of social intercourse with.

    Syn: To inform; apprise; communicate; advise.

Usage examples of "to be acquainted with".

I wish you to be acquainted with him, as a friendly intercourse between individuals who do business together produces a mutual spirit of accommodation useful to both parties.

Newton, who had no wish to be acquainted with a French cachot, sooner than it was absolutely necessary, gave the promise required by M.