acquainted
having fair knowledge of
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,018 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 8,917 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- having fair knowledge of they were acquaintedfully acquainted with the facts
acquainted in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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I first became acquainted with him while travelling in Nova Scotia.
The Attaché · Thomas Chandler Haliburton · Chapter 1
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She had sent no one, and was not acquainted with any American.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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People who had tried to get acquainted with him had regretted it and dropped him.
A Double Barrelled Detective Story · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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These girls are acquainted with Paul and John, through their brother who is a class-mate of the boys.
Polly of Pebbly Pit · Lillian Elizabeth Roy · Chapter 1
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They could comb the country, get acquainted, see how things were, and keep a vigilant eye on everything.
The Bad Man: A Novel · Charles Hanson Towne · Chapter 1