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acquaint verb

  /əˈkweɪnt/
  • (transitive, archaic, followed by of or that) To communicate notice to; to inform; let know.
 mitteilen, in Kenntnis setzen, informieren, unterrichten
  • (transitive, followed by with) To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) know; to make familiar.
 vertraut machen

acquaintance noun

  /əˈkweɪntəns/ , /ʌˈkweɪn.təns/
  • (countable) A person or persons with whom one is acquainted. [from 14th c.]
 Bekannte, Bekannter
  • (uncountable) A state of being acquainted with a person; originally indicating friendship, intimacy, but now suggesting a slight knowledge less deep than that of friendship; acquaintanceship. [from 12th c.]
 Bekanntschaft, Umgang

acquainted adjective

  /əˈkweɪntɪd/ , /əˈkwæɪntəd/
  • Personally known; familiar.
 bekannt
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