acquainted with (someone/something)



acquainted with (someone/something)

1. Having met someone, but not knowing them well. I'm just acquainted with Daniel because we have many friends in common. Are you acquainted with my sister? I can't remember if you two met before.
2. Knowledgeable about or familiar with something. I need to become acquainted with the rules of this game. Dale is acquainted with the new procedure for data entry, so he will show it to you.
See also: acquainted

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Doug[dʌg]
ZsuzsannaZHOO-zhawn-nawHungarian
Ivonneee-VAWN (German)Spanish, German, Dutch
Bronislavabrah-nee-SLAH-vah (Russian)Czech, Slovak, Russian
Dagr-Ancient Scandinavian
CarloKAHR-loItalian