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acquainted

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //əˈkweɪnɪd// UK //ɐkwˈeɪntɪd// ac·quaint·ed

adj. knowing someone or something personally. When you are acquainted with a person, you have met them but you are not close friends.

adj. knowing or being familiar with a person, place, or subject. Often used predicatively after a linking verb and followed by the preposition 'with'.


SIMPLE

I am already acquainted with the new manager.

CONTEXTUAL

The lawyer spent the weekend getting acquainted with the details of the case before the trial began.

COMPLEX

While they were briefly acquainted during their university years, they did not become close collaborators until they were reunited at a conference a decade later.

Synonyms
Usage

Typically follows a linking verb like 'be', 'become', or 'get'. Almost always paired with the preposition 'with'.

Pitfall

I am acquainted to himI am acquainted with himThe adjective requires the preposition 'with' rather than 'to'.

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