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acquaint verb

  /əˈkweɪnt/
  • (transitive, followed by with) To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) know; to make familiar.
 ознакомить

acquainted adjective

  /əˈkweɪntɪd/ , /əˈkwæɪntəd/
  • (often followed by with) Personally known; familiar.
 знако́мый

acquaintance noun

  /əˈkweɪntəns/ , /ʌˈkweɪn.təns/
  • (countable) A person or persons with whom one is acquainted. [from 14th c.]
 знако́мая, знако́мый
  • (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.]
 знако́мство
be acquainted
знать
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