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Meanings of acquaint in English

Portuguese
introduzir
Catalan
presentar
Spanish
presentar

Cause to come to know personally.

        introduzir
        Portuguese
        noticiar
        Catalan
        familiaritzar

        Make familiar or conversant with.

              noticiar

              To inform (somebody) of something.

                    Usage of acquaint in English
                    1
                    He promis'd to acquaint the governor; on which I took my leave.
                    A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume ...
                    2
                    Will you make immediate arrangements to acquaint the collectors with the following:
                    Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel
                    3
                    I will acquaint the Countess with the true nature of that confession.
                    The Star-Chamber: An Historical Romance, Volume 2
                    4
                    Be pleasd to acquaint Mrs A that I am in good Health.
                    The Writings of Samuel Adams - Volume 4
                    5
                    It was injudicious-miserablyill-judged in Dorrance not to acquaint you with this.
                    At Last: A Novel
                    6
                    I am so sorry to have to acquaint you with bad news.
                    A singular man
                    7
                    No man can acquaint himself with everything on this earth, he said.
                    Blood Meridian
                    8
                    She made him acquaint with tales which had been better left unsaid.
                    The Nibelungenlied
                    9
                    Fairly flew instantly upstairs, to acquaint the queen with the welcome tidings.
                    The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 2
                    10
                    Pray acquaint me by a line of the result of your interposition.
                    Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 4
                    11
                    Mrs. Hannaford did not fail to acquaint Piers Otway with the occurrence.
                    The Crown of Life
                    12
                    But do not waste your time in stopping to acquaint Bala Khan.
                    The Adventures of Kathlyn
                    13
                    And I, to add to my shame, must acquaint you of it.
                    The Romance of Tristan and Iseult
                    14
                    He sent a message to acquaint Mrs. Thrale that I was arrived.
                    Boswell's Life of Johnson / Abridged and edited, with an introdu...
                    15
                    For there are several other circumstances with which I must acquaint you.
                    The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale
                    16
                    Appendicitis is mentioned here merely to acquaint mothers with its prominent symptoms.
                    The Eugenic Marriage, Volume 4 (of 4) / A Personal Guide to the ...
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                    Spanish
                    presentar
                    Acquaint through the time
                    Acquaint across language varieties
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