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acquainted

adj · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /əˈkweɪntɪd/
  • Australian: /əˈkwæɪntəd/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 K W EY1 N T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: AH0 K W EY1 N IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Personally known; familiar.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: often

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of acquaint

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ծանոթ (canotʻ) — familiar
  • Azerbaijani: tanış — familiar
  • Danish: bekendt — familiar
  • Dutch: bekend — familiar
  • Finnish: tutustunut — familiar
  • Finnish: perehtynyt — familiar
  • German: bekannt — familiar
  • Greek: γνωστός (gnostós) — familiar
  • Greek: εξοικειωμένος (exoikeioménos) — familiar
  • Hindi: परिचित (paricit) — familiar
  • Hungarian: ismer — familiar
  • Hungarian: jártas — familiar
  • Irish: aithne a bheith agat — familiar
  • Irish: eolas a bheith agat ar — familiar
  • Irish: aitheantach — familiar
  • Italian: familiare — familiar
  • Central Kurdish: ئاشنا (aşna) — familiar
  • Northern Kurdish: aşna — familiar
  • Malagasy: mahazatra (olona) — familiar
  • Malayalam: പരിചയമായ (paricayamāya) — familiar
  • Malayalam: പരിചയപ്പെട്ട (paricayappeṭṭa) — familiar
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kjent — familiar
  • Polish: zaznajomiony — familiar
  • Portuguese: conhecido — familiar
  • Russian: знако́мый (znakómyj) — familiar
  • Scottish Gaelic: eòlach — familiar
  • Serbo-Croatian: упознат — familiar
  • Serbo-Croatian: upoznat — familiar
  • Spanish: conocido — familiar
  • Spanish: familiarizado — familiar
  • Spanish: al tanto — familiar
  • Spanish: al corriente — familiar
  • Spanish: al día — familiar
  • Swedish: bekant — familiar
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