Acquaints

/əˈkweɪnts/ verb

Definition

Third person singular present tense of acquaint; makes someone familiar with or introduces someone to something.

Etymology

From acquaint (Old French acointier) with the third person singular present suffix -s. Standard English verb conjugation where he/she/it adds an -s ending to the base verb form.

Kelly Says

The verb 'acquaint' is less common in modern English than it used to be—we say 'I got to know her' instead of 'I acquainted myself with her,' showing how language shifts toward simpler, more conversational forms!

Translations

AFAfrikaans
bekendstel
AMአማርኛ
ይታወቅ
yi-ta-weq
ARالعربية
يُعرف
yu-‘rif
BGБългарски
знакомява
BNবাংলা
পরিচয় করানো
pa-ri-cha-y kar-a-no
CACatalà
conèixer
ko-ne-xer
CSČeština
seznámit
se-zna-mit
DADansk
bekendgøre
be-kend-gør-eh
DEDeutsch
erkennt
er-kent
ELΕλληνικά
εξοικειοποιείται
eks-oi-ke-i-o-poi-e-tai
ESEspañol
familiariza
fa-mee-lee-ar-ee-zah
ETEesti
tuntudama
EUEuskara
ezagutzen
FAفارسی
آشنا
a-sh-na
FISuomi
tutustuttaa
tu-tu-stu-tu-ta
FRFrançais
familiarisation
fa-mee-lee-ar-ee-zah-syohn
GLGalego
coñecer
GUGU
જાણે
ja-ne
HAHA
sanar
san-ar
HEעברית
להכיר
le-hi-kir
HIहिन्दी
परिचित कराता है
pa-ri-chit ka-ra-ta hai
HRHrvatski
poznavati
HUMagyar
megismerkedik
meg-is-mer-ked-ik
IDBahasa Indonesia
membuat dikenal
mem-buat di-kenal
IGIG
gabarịa
ga-ba-ri-a
ITItaliano
fa conoscere
fa kon-no-s-seh-reh
JA日本語
知り合う
shiri-au
KKKK
таныстыру
ta-ny-s-ty-ru
KMKM
ប្រជាប្រជា
bra-che-a-bra-che-a
KO한국어
익숙해지다
ik-suk-hae-ji-da
LTLietuvių
žinoti
LVLatviešu
zināt
MNМонгол
танилцагтай холбогдох
MRMR
ओळख
o-l-kh
MSBahasa Melayu
mempelajari
mem-pel-a-ri
MYမြန်မာ
စိတ်ပေး
shet-peh
NLNederlands
bekendmaken
bek-kend-ma-ken
NONorsk
gjøre kjent
gjøre kjennt
PAPA
shik
PLPolski
zapoznać
za-po-znat'
PTPortuguês
familiariza
fa-mee-lee-ar-ee-zah
RORomână
a face cunoștință
a fa-che ku-no-sh-tin-tsa
RUРусский
знакомить
zna-ko-mit'
SKSlovenčina
známiť
SLSlovenščina
poznavati
SRСрпски
познавати
SVSvenska
bekanta
be-kan-ta
SWKiswahili
kufahamu
ku-fa-ha-mu
TAதமிழ்
அறிமுகம்
a-ri-mu-gam
TEతెలుగు
చెప్పి
che-ppi
THไทย
ทำให้คุ้นเคย
thae-ma-kun-koy
TLTL
papakilala
pa-pa-ki-la-la
TRTürkçe
tanıştırmak
tan-ish-tar-mak
UKУкраїнська
знайомити
znay-o-mit'
URاردو
مَتَعرَف
ma-ta-‘raf
VITiếng Việt
làm quen
lam quen
YOYO
fi ṣe
fi-she
ZH中文
使人熟悉
shǐ rén shúxī
ZUZU
ukuthi
ku-thi

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