Acquaint — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cause to come to know personally

make familiar or conversant with

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹdɚz/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈʌmbəlfˌʊt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈʌmbəlfˌʊt/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹdɚz/.

Examples

permit me to acquaint you with my son
introduce the new neighbors to the community
you should acquaint yourself with your new computer

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

present introduce familiarize familiarise

Parts of Speech

verb	cause to come to know personally “permit me to acquaint you with my son”
verb	make familiar or conversant with “you should acquaint yourself with your new computer”
verb	inform “Please acquaint your colleagues of your plans to move”

Word Forms

introduction	noun	formally making a person known to another or to the public
presentation	noun	formally making a person known to another or to the public
presenter	noun	an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.)
acquaintance	noun	personal knowledge or information about someone or something
familiarization	noun	the experience of becoming familiar with something
familiarisation	noun	the experience of becoming familiar with something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

bekannt machen

Anlass zum persönlichen Kennenlernen

🇫🇷French

informer

raison de faire connaissance personnellement

🇪🇸Spanish

familiarizar

motivo para conocer personalmente

🇮🇹Italian

conoscere

motivo di venire a conoscenza personalmente

🇳🇱Dutch

kennismaken

reden om persoonlijk kennis te maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

familiarizar

fazer para conhecer pessoalmente

🇷🇺Russian

знакомить

повод узнать лично

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परिचित

व्यक्तिगत रूप से जानने का कारण

🇧🇩Bengali

পরিচিত

ব্যক্তিগতভাবে জানার কারণ

🇮🇳Tamil

அறிமுகம்

தனிப்பட்ட முறையில் தெரிந்து கொள்ள காரணம்

🇮🇳Telugu

పరిచయం

వ్యక్తిగతంగా తెలుసుకోవటానికి కారణం

🇮🇳Marathi

परिचित

वैयक्तिकरित्या ओळखण्याचे कारण

🇮🇳Gujarati

પરિચિત

અંગત રીતે જાણવાનું કારણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪರಿಚಯ

ವೈಯಕ್ತಿಕವಾಗಿ ತಿಳಿದುಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಕಾರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരിചയപ്പെടുക

വ്യക്തിപരമായി അറിയാൻ കാരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਾਣੂ

ਨਿੱਜੀ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਜਾਣਨ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

واقف

ذاتی طور پر جاننے کی وجہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

认识

导致亲自认识

🇯🇵Japanese

知り合い

個人的に知るようになる

🇰🇷Korean

의히 알게 하다

개인적으로 알게 되다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

làm quen

nguyên nhân để biết cá nhân

🇹🇭Thai

รู้จัก

ทำให้ได้รู้จักเป็นการส่วนตัว

🇮🇩Indonesian

memperkenalkan

menyebabkan untuk mengenal secara pribadi

🇵🇭Filipino

kilalanin

dahilan para makilala ng personal

🇲🇾Malay

berkenalan

sebab nak kenal secara peribadi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تعرف

سبب للتعرف شخصيا

🇮🇷Persian

آشنا کردن

باعث شناخت شخصی شود

🇹🇷Turkish

tanışmak

kişisel olarak tanımaya neden olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

להכיר

לגרום להכיר אישית

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