acquaint

acquaint
transitive verb

acquaint somebody/oneself with something — jemanden/sich mit etwas vertraut machen

be acquainted with somebody — mit jemandem bekannt sein

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[ə'kweint]
verb
1) (to make (usually oneself) familiar (with): You must acquaint yourself with the routine of the office.) (sich) vertraut machen
2) (to inform (a person) of: Have you acquainted her with your plans?) mitteilen
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- be acquainted with
- make someone's acquaintance
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ac·quaint
[əˈkweɪnt]
vt
to \acquaint sb/oneself with sth jdn/sich mit etw dat vertraut machen
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[ə'kweɪnt]
vt
1) (= make familiar) bekannt machen

to be acquainted/thoroughly acquainted with sth — mit etw bekannt/vertraut sein

to be acquainted with grief —

he's well acquainted with the situation — er ist mit der Situation vertraut

to become acquainted with sth — etw kennenlernen; facts, truth etw erfahren

to acquaint oneself or to make oneself acquainted with sth — sich mit etw vertraut machen

2)

(with person) to be acquainted with sb — mit jdm bekannt sein

we're not acquainted — wir kennen einander or uns nicht

to become or get acquainted — sich (näher) kennenlernen

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acquaint [əˈkweınt] v/t
1. (o.s. sich) bekannt oder vertraut machen (with mit): acquainted
2. (with) jemanden bekannt machen (mit), jemandem mitteilen (akk):
she acquainted me with the facts
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transitive verb

acquaint somebody/oneself with something — jemanden/sich mit etwas vertraut machen

be acquainted with somebody — mit jemandem bekannt sein

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v.
bekannt machen ausdr.
bekanntmachen (alt.Rechtschreibung) v.
mitteilen v.

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