acquainted
English
Pronunciation
- (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈkweɪntɪd/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /əˈkwæɪntəd/
- Hyphenation: ac‧quaint‧ed
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Adjective
acquainted (comparative more acquainted, superlative most acquainted)
- Personally known; familiar.
- 1748. HUME, David. An enquiry concerning human understanding. In: L. A. SELBY-BIGGE, M. A. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. 2. ed. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 16.
- Suppose, therefore, a person to have enjoyed his sight for thirty years, and to have become perfectly acquainted with colours of all kinds
- 1748. HUME, David. An enquiry concerning human understanding. In: L. A. SELBY-BIGGE, M. A. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. 2. ed. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 16.
Derived terms
- be acquainted with
Translations
familiar
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