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adjective

ə-ˈkwān-təd How to pronounce acquainted (audio)
Definition of acquaintednext
as in informed
having information especially as a result of study or experience would like to see students become acquainted with all the services that the university has to offer

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acquainted

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verb

past tense of acquaint
1
as in introduced
to impart knowledge of a new thing or situation to Mr. King spent the first week of the summer internship acquainting everyone with the new computers

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2
as in advised
to give information to his sailor friend acquainted him with the latest navigational aids for weekend yachtsmen

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3
as in presented
to make (one person) known (to another) socially hoping that someone would acquaint them with the new neighbors

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Recent Examples of acquainted
Adjective
Our niece became acquainted with a man through a website. — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 3 June 2026 So, the firm is well acquainted with the benefits of working in that ecosystem. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026
Verb
If your eyes have ever watered at the price of a pre-packaged sandwich at Tesco, let alone the price of rent in London, you’ll be well acquainted with the financial anxieties that stage this narrative. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026 The two had become acquainted off screen, posing together for a notorious picture in Berlin with future Nazi filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl in 1930. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for acquainted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquainted
  1. informed
  2. introduced
  3. advised
  4. familiar
  5. accustomed
  6. told
  7. aware
  8. educated
Adjective
  • Working with a patient advocate can help patients feel more confident in making informed decisions.
    — Jennifer Schlinger, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Our responsibility is to provide accurate medical information, compassionate counseling and the full range of medically reasonable options so patients can make informed decisions consistent with their values.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of informed
Verb
  • Everyone duly introduced, the crew gets to work preparing for the first charter.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026
  • First introduced on Italy’s Canale 5 in 1999, the word game has appeared in more than 10,000 episodes across 12 countries, according to Good Formats.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of introduced
Verb
  • Chen advised supervisors facing decision fatigue to review shots within their sequences rather than obsess over individual frames.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Risk climbs with the amount consumed, and women who drink are advised to limit intake to no more than one drink per day.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of advised
Adjective
  • Budgets have tightened and commissioners have retreated to the familiar — backing low-cost dramas and safe-bet crime formats.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The lineup also brings other familiar names in alternative music.
    — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of familiar
Verb
  • Trump is accustomed to asserting the primacy of force over law and clearly anticipates no punishment for doing so in front of a body dedicated to saving humanity from the scourge of war.
    — Anjali Dayal, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
  • But Russians have long been accustomed to living with unanswered questions and opaque governance.
    — Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of accustomed
Verb
  • Others have been buried by the migrants themselves, but they won't be added to the official count until authorities can verify the bodies, Alexandre Coissac, IOM Chief of Mission in Djibouti, told the Associated Press via the phone.
    — JAMEY KEATEN, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Rahadian says he was drawn to a story of motherhood told through children whose mother was missing from their lives, set in a moment when a person’s citizenship could be taken away suddenly, by force and without warning.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of told
Adjective
  • Samantha Sloyan is aware of the distaste for some of her past characters.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Some of the migrants in the IOM center are aware that family members died during the shipwreck.
    — Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of aware
Verb
  • In keeping with royal tradition, the young Duke of Kent was educated at Ludgrove (also attended by Prince William and Prince Harry), then Eton and later Le Rosey in Switzerland.
    — Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 10 Oct. 2026
  • On campus, students are educated on the importance of not touching or feeding the donkeys, which weigh about 500 pounds and can charge at humans when feeling threatened.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
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“Acquainted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquainted. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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