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Traditional English :: acquaint
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acquaintance.html - v.tr. & refl. (usu. foll. by with) make (a person or oneself) aware of or familiar with (acquaint me with the facts). be acquainted with have personal knowledge of (a person or thing). [ME f. OF acointier f. LL accognitare (as AC-, cognoscere cognit- come to know)] |
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Traditional English :: acquaintance
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acquaintance.html - n. 1 (usu. foll. by with) slight knowledge (of a person or thing). 2 the fact or process of being acquainted ( our acquaintance lasted a year). 3 a person one knows slightly. make one's acquaintance first meet or introduce oneself to another person. make the acquaintance of come to know. acquaintanceship n. [ME f. OF acointance (as ACQUAINT)] |
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Traditional English :: acquaint
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acquaintance.html - v.tr. & refl. (usu. foll. by with) make (a person or oneself) aware of or familiar with (acquaint me with the facts). be acquainted with have personal knowledge of (a person or thing). [ME f. OF acointier f. LL accognitare (as AC-, cognoscere cognit- come to know)] |
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Traditional English :: acquaintance
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acquaintance.html - n. 1 (usu. foll. by with) slight knowledge (of a person or thing). 2 the fact or process of being acquainted ( our acquaintance lasted a year). 3 a person one knows slightly. make one's acquaintance first meet or introduce oneself to another person. make the acquaintance of come to know. acquaintanceship n. [ME f. OF acointance (as ACQUAINT)] |
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English Idioms :: acquire a taste for
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acquaintance.html - {v. phr.} To become fond of something; get to like something. * /Jack acquired a taste for ripe cheeses when he went to France./ |
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New English :: acquired immune deficiency syndrome
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acquaintance.html - (Health and Fitness) see Aids |
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