English-Thai Dictionary

acquaint

VT ทำให้ คุ้นเคย  accustom familiarize tam-hai-khun-khoei

 

acquaint

VT แนะนำ  nae-nam

 

acquaint with

PHRV ทำให้ คุ้นเคย กับ  เคยชิน กับ  tham-hai-khun-koei-kab

 

acquaintance

N คนรู้จัก  คนที่ รู้จัก กัน แต่ ไม่ คุ้นเคย นัก  colleague neighbor associate khon-ru-jak

 

acquaintance

N ความรู้  ประสบการณ์  familiarity experience khwam-ru

 

acquainted

ADJ คุ้นเคย  khun-koei

 

acquainted

ADJ เป็นที่รู้จัก  ที่ คุ้นเคย  pen-ti-ru-jak

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ACQUAINT

v.t.[Eng. can, and ken; which see. ] 1. To make known; to make fully or intimately known; to make familiar.
A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. Isaiah 53:3.
2. To inform; to communicate notice to; as a friend in the country acquaints me with his success. Of before the object, as to acquaint a man of this design, has been used, but is obsolete or improper.
3. To acquaint one's self, is to gain an intimate or particular knowledge of.
Acquaint now thyself with him and be at peace. Job 22:21.

 

ACQUAINTANCE

n. 1. Familiar knowledge; a state of being acquainted, or of having intimate or more than slight or superficial knowledge; as, I know the man, but have no acquaintance with him. Sometimes it denotes a more slight knowledge.
2. A person or persons well known; usually persons we have been accustomed to see and converse with; sometimes, persons more slightly known.
Lover and friend has thou put far from me and mine acquaintance into darkness. Psalm 88:18.
My acquaintance are estranged from me. Job 19:13.
Acquaintances, in the plural is used, as applied to individual persons known; but more generally, acquaintance is used for one or more.
Acquaintant, in a like sense, is not used.

 

ACQUAINTED

pp. Known; familiarly known; informed; having personal knowledge.

 

ACQUAINTING

ppr. Making known to; giving notice, or information to.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ACQUAINT

Ac *quaint ", a. Etym: [OF. acoint. See Acquaint, v. t.]

 

Defn: Acquainted. [Obs. ]

 

ACQUAINT

Ac *quaint ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Acquainted; p. pr. & vb. n.Acquainting. ] Etym: [OE. aqueinten, acointen, OF. acointier, LL. adcognitare, fr. L. ad + cognitus, p. p. of cognoscere to know; con- + noscere to know. See Quaint, Know. ]

 

1. To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one ) to know; to make familiar; -- followed by with. Before a man can speak on any subject, it is necessary to be acquainted with it. Locke. A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. Isa. liii. 3.

 

2. To communicate notice to; to inform; to make cognizant; -- followed by with (formerly, also, by of ), or by that, introducing the intelligence; as, to acquaint a friend with the particulars of an act. Acquaint her here of my son Paris' love. Shak. I must acquaint you that I have received New dated letters from Northumberland. Shak.

 

3. To familiarize; to accustom. [Obs. ] Evelyn. To be acquainted with, to be possessed of personal knowledge of; to be cognizant of; to be more or less familiar with; to be on terms of social intercourse with.

 

Syn. -- To inform; apprise; communicate; advise.

 

ACQUAINTABLE

Ac *quaint "a *ble, a. Etym: [Cf. OF. acointable ].

 

Defn: Easy to be acquainted with; affable. [Obs. ] Rom. of R.

 

ACQUAINTANCE

Ac *quaint "ance, n. Etym: [OE. aqueintance, OF. acointance, fr. acointier. See Acquaint. ]

 

1. A state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short of that of friendship or intimacy; as, I know the man; but have no acquaintance with him. Contract no friendship, or even acquaintance, with a guileful man. Sir W. Jones.

 

2. A person or persons with whom one is acquainted. Montgomery was an old acquaintance of Ferguson. Macaulay.

 

Note: In this sense the collective term acquaintance was formerly both singular and plural, but it is now commonly singular, and has the regular plural acquaintances. To be of acquaintance, to be intimate. -- To take acquaintance of or with, to make the acquaintance of. [Obs. ]

 

Syn. -- Familiarity; intimacy; fellowship; knowledge. -- Acquaintance, Familiarity, Intimacy. These words mark different degrees of closeness in social intercourse. Acquaintance arises from occasional intercourse; as, our acquaintance has been a brief one. We can speak of a slight or an intimate acquaintance. Familiarity is the result of continued acquaintance. It springs from persons being frequently together, so as to wear off all restraint and reserve; as, the familiarity of old companions. Intimacy is the result of close connection, and the freest interchange of thought; as, the intimacy of established friendship. Our admiration of a famous man lessens upon our nearer acquaintance with him. Addison. We contract at last such a familiarity with them as makes it difficult and irksome for us to call off our minds. Atterbury. It is in our power to confine our friendships and intimacies to men of virtue. Rogers.

 

ACQUAINTANCESHIP

ACQUAINTANCESHIP Ac *quaint "ance *ship, n.

 

Defn: A state of being acquainted; acquaintance. Southey.

 

ACQUAINTANT

Ac *quaint "ant, n. Etym: [Cf. F. acointant, p. pr. ]

 

Defn: An acquaintance. [R.] Swift.

 

ACQUAINTED

ACQUAINTED Ac *quaint "ed, a.

 

Defn: Personally known; familiar. See To be acquainted with, under Acquaint, v. t.

 

ACQUAINTEDNESS

ACQUAINTEDNESS Ac *quaint "ed *ness, n.

 

Defn: State of being acquainted; degree of acquaintance. [R.] Boyle.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

acquaint

ac quaint |əˈkwānt əˈkweɪnt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] (acquaint someone with ) make someone aware of or familiar with: new staff should be acquainted with fire exit routes | you need to acquaint yourself with the house style. • (be acquainted ) be an acquaintance: I am not acquainted with any young lady of that name | I'll leave you two to get acquainted . ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French acointier ‘make known, ’ from late Latin accognitare, from Latin accognoscere, from ad- ‘to ’ + cognoscere ‘come to know. ’

 

acquaintance

ac quaint ance |əˈkwāntns əˈkweɪn (t )əns | ▶noun 1 a person's knowledge or experience of something: the students had little acquaintance with the language. • one's slight knowledge of or friendship with someone: I renewed my acquaintance with Herbert | most men of her acquaintance were in uniform now. 2 a person one knows slightly, but who is not a close friend: a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. • such people considered collectively: his extensive acquaintance included Oscar Wilde and Yeats. PHRASES make the acquaintance of (or make someone's acquaintance ) meet someone for the first time and become only slightly familiar: they are anxious to make your acquaintance. DERIVATIVES ac quaint ance ship |-ˌSHip |noun ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘mutual knowledge, being acquainted ’): from Old French acointance, from acointier ‘make known ’ (see acquaint ).

 

acquaintance rape

ac quaint ance rape |əˈkweɪn (t )əns reɪp | ▶noun rape by a person who is known to the victim.

 

Oxford Dictionary

acquaint

ac |quaint |əˈkweɪnt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] (acquaint someone with ) make someone aware of or familiar with: new staff should be acquainted with fire exit routes | you need to acquaint yourself with the house style. • (be acquainted ) know someone slightly: I am not acquainted with any young lady of that name | I'll leave you two to get acquainted . ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French acointier ‘make known ’, from late Latin accognitare, from Latin accognoscere, from ad- ‘to ’ + cognoscere ‘come to know ’.

 

acquaintance

ac ¦quaint |ance |əˈkweɪnt (ə )ns | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] knowledge or experience of something: the pupils had little acquaintance with the language. • slight knowledge of or friendship with someone: I renewed my acquaintance with Herbert. 2 a person one knows slightly, but who is not a close friend: a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. • [ mass noun ] acquaintances considered collectively: his extensive acquaintance included Oscar Wilde and Yeats. PHRASES make the acquaintance of (or make someone's acquaintance ) meet someone for the first time and come to know them slightly. DERIVATIVES acquaintanceship noun ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘mutual knowledge, being acquainted ’): from Old French acointance, from acointier ‘make known ’ (see acquaint ).

 

acquaintance rape

ac ¦quaint |ance rape ▶noun [ mass noun ] chiefly N. Amer. rape by a person who is known to the victim.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

acquaint

acquaint verb this exercise will acquaint you with the food groups: familiarize with, make familiar with, make aware of, inform of, advise of, apprise of, let know, get up to date on; brief on, prime on; informal fill in on, clue in on.

 

acquaintance

acquaintance noun 1 a business acquaintance | friends and acquaintances: contact, associate, ally, connection, colleague. 2 my acquaintance with George: association, relationship, contact; fellowship, companionship. 3 the students had little acquaintance with the language: familiarity with, knowledge of, experience with /of, awareness of, understanding of, comprehension of, grasp of.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

acquaint

acquaint verb it is sensible to acquaint yourself with some basic facts | they were getting acquainted with each other's work: familiarize, make familiar, make conversant, get /keep up to date; accustom to, make known to, make aware of, inform of, advise of, apprise of, brief as to, give information about; enlighten, keep posted, let know; prime on, ground in, instruct in, teach in, educate in, school in, indoctrinate in, initiate into; informal give the gen about, give the low-down on, give a rundown of, fill in on, gen up on, clue up about, clue in on, put in the picture about, keep up to speed with.

 

acquaintance

acquaintance noun 1 Mr Barnet was no more than a business acquaintance: contact, associate, connection, ally, colleague; French confrère. 2 she had prospered from her acquaintance with the sergeant: association, relationship, contact, social contact; fellowship, companionship. 3 the critical reader must have some acquaintance with poetry already: familiarity, conversance, conversancy, contact, acquaintanceship; knowledge of, experience of, awareness of, understanding of, comprehension of, cognizance of, grasp of; proficiency in, skill in, expertise in, insight into; informal know-how.

 

acquainted

acquainted adjective 1 she was well acquainted with Gothic literature: familiar, conversant, at home, up to date, up; well versed in, knowledgeable about, well informed about, cognizant in, apprised of, abreast of, no stranger to; French au fait, au courant; informal well up on, in the know about, plugged in to, genned up on, clued in on, wise to, hip to. ANTONYMS unfamiliar; ignorant. 2 I am not personally acquainted with him: known to; familiar, friendly, on friendly terms, on good terms, on a sociable footing.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

acquaint

ac quaint /əkwéɪnt / (!-ai-は /eɪ /) 動詞 ～s /-ts /; ～ed /-ɪd /; ～ing (→分詞 acquainted )他動詞 ｟かたく ｠〖～ A with B 〗〈授業 人などが 〉A 〈人など 〉にB 〈知識 情報など 〉を知らせる, 教える, 精通 [熟知 ]させる ; A 〈人 〉にB 〈人 〉を紹介する ▸ acquaint students with the history of Europe 学生に西洋史を教授する acqu á int one s è lf with A A 〈物 事など 〉に精通 [を熟知 ]する ▸ Try to acquaint yourself with Britain more specifically .もっと具体的に英国を知るようにしなさい

 

acquaintance

ac quaint ance /əkwéɪnt (ə )ns / (!-ai-は /eɪ /) (動 )acquaint 名詞 複 ～s /-ɪz /1 C 知人 , 顔見知り, なじみ (!friendと違い, 強い信頼関係はない ) ▸ friends and acquaintances 友人知人 ▸ business [casual, longtime, personal ] acquaintances 仕事上の [偶然知り合いになった, 古くからの, 個人的な ]知人 ▸ an acquaintance of mine 私の知人 (╳ my ～としない )2 U 【人との 】面識 , つきあい , 交遊 «with » (!具体例ではan ～; その際しばしば修飾語を伴う ) ▸ a person of one's acquaintance 知人 ▸ On first acquaintance , he may seem strange .初めて会ったら彼は奇妙に見えるかもしれない 3 U ｟かたく ｠(学習 体験などによって得た )【学問 芸術などに関する 】知識, 心得 «with » ▸ students' acquaintance with Sartre サルトルに関する学生の知識 have a p à ssing [n ò dding ] acqu á intance with A ｟かたく ｠1 A 〈人 〉と (あいさつする程度の )顔見知りである .2 A 〈物 事 〉を少し [さわり程度 ]知っている .m à ke A's acqu á intance [the acqu á intance of A ]｟かたく ｠A 〈人 〉と知り合いになる ▸ I'm delighted [glad, pleased ] to make your acquaintance .お目にかかれてうれしく存じます (!… to meet you. と違いへりくだった表現で, 目上の人に使う ) scr à pe (up ) (an ) acqu á intance with A ｟くだけて ｠(利益を見込んで )A 〈人 〉となんとか顔見知りになる .～́ r à pe 知人によるレイプ (→date rape ).

 

acquaintanceship

ac quaint ance ship /əkwéɪnt (ə )n s ʃɪ̀p /名詞 U C ｟かたく ｠1 «…との » 交際, 面識 «with » .2 «…の » 経験, 知識 «with » .

 

acquainted

ac quaint ed /əkwéɪntɪd /形容詞 〖be ～〗【人と 】知り合いで ; 【物 事などに 】精通 [熟知 ]して «with » ▸ We got acquainted (with each other ) at the party .僕らはそのパーティで知り合った ▸ how to get well acquainted with computers コンピュータにくわしくなる方法